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Volvulus of the gastrointestinal tract

British Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volvulus describes the twisting of the intestine or colon around its mesentery. Intestinal obstruction and/or ischaemia are the most common complications of volvulus. Within the gastrointestinal tract, there is a preponderance towards colonic volvulus.
Jasmine, Brown, Lachlan, Dick, Angus, Watson   +2 more
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Leiomyosarcoma of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Gastroenterology, 1952
Summary 1.Twelve cases of leiomyosarcoma of the gastrointestinal tract are reported. Locations of the tumors were: stomach, 3 cases; duodenum 3 cases; jejunum 2 cases; ileum 3 cases, and cecum 1 case. 2.The principle clinical features of these tumors are blood loss and subsequent weakness.
C B, RIPSTEIN, G W, FLINT
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Melanoses of the gastrointestinal tract

Histopathology, 1994
Electronmicroscopy and electron probe energy dispersive X‐ray analysis studies have substantially contributed to our understanding of the various gastrointestinal tract melanoses. The nature of the pigment granules which occur in the various melanoses is discussed; their pattern of distribution in melanosis coli, melanosis ilei, melanosis duodeni and ...
F N, Ghadially, V M, Walley
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Fiber in the gastrointestinal tract

The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 1978
It has long been recognized that fruit, vegetables, and cereal fiber alter bowel function. The right colon can be regarded as a fermenter and an absorbing organ, and the left colon is for continence. A rationale for the use of fiber based on physical chemical properties is discussed.
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Glutamine and the gastrointestinal tract

Current Opinion in Clinical Nutrition and Metabolic Care, 2000
The amino acid glutamine has become one of the most intensively studied nutrients in the field of nutrition and metabolic support. A variety of studies in cell culture systems, animal models of gut mucosal atrophy, injury/repair and adaptation and a limited number of clinical trials demonstrate trophic and cytoprotective effects of glutamine in small ...
T R, Ziegler, N, Bazargan, L M, Leader, R G, Martindale   +3 more
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The gastrointestinal tract in uremia

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, 1993
Gastrointestinal mucosal abnormalities ranging from edema to ulceration occur in two thirds of patients dying of uremia. Early studies suggested that uremic patients on maintenance dialysis treatment were at increased risk of peptic ulceration but more recent data indicate that this is not so.
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Quinolones and the gastrointestinal tract

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 1989
A number of studies have evaluated the efficacy of the new fluoroquinolones for therapy of bacterial enteric diseases and for prevention of gram-negative sepsis in granulocytopenic patients. The success of the quinolones in these settings is related to several special features of these agents, including their spectrum of activity and high fecal levels,
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Cancer of the gastrointestinal tract

The American Journal of Digestive Diseases, 1959
There has been in the past quarter-century a definite, though perhaps not spectacular, improvement in the outlook for the patient with gastrointestinal tract cancer. Cancer of the esophagus, particularly of the lower third, is no longer universally fatal. Cancer of the stomach, colon, and rectum also have an improved outlook.
H W, SOUTHWICK, W H, COLE
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Tuberculosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract

Archives of Surgery, 1964
Chemotherapy has dramatically reduced the morbidity and mortality of pulmonary tuberculosis. An even more striking reduction has occurred in the incidence of secondary tuberculous infections of the gastrointestinal tract. Patients with intestinal tuberculosis may present, however, without any evidence of pulmonary tuberculosis.
J S, ABRAMS, W D, HOLDEN
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Stents for the gastrointestinal tract

Endoscopy, 2019
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Baron, T.H., Siersema, P.D.
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