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Survival following the placement of gastrostomy tube in patients with multiple sclerosis [PDF]
, 2020 Background Around a third of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) experience dysphagia. There is a need for disease-specific information on survival following placement of gastrostomy tube in people with MS.
Chotiyarnwong, C. +4 more
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Radiological gastrostomy: A comparative analysis of different image-guided methods
International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention, 2021 Background : : Radiographic guided percutaneous gastrostomy has become a safe and effective enteral nutrition method for patients who can not eat by mouth. Fluoroscopy, computed tomography (CT) and cone-beam CT have been routinely used clinically.
Hong-Tao Hu +10 more
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Fatalities due to intestinal obstruction following the ingestion of foreign bodies [PDF]
, 1994 Two fatalities due to an occlusive ileus following the ingestion of foreign bodies in patients with psychiatric disorders are described. A severely mentally handicapped young man developed a temperature and died 1 h after admission to a surgical ward. At
Baader +16 more
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Gastrostomy Tube Use in the Critically Ill, 1994-2014.
Annals of the American Thoracic Society, 2019 Rationale: Although gastrostomy tubes have shown to be of limited benefit in patients with advanced dementia, they continue to be used to deliver nutritional support in critically ill patients.
A. Law, J. Stevens, A. Walkey
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Mechanical Metamaterials for Bioengineering: In Vitro, Wearable, and Implantable Applications
Advanced Engineering Materials, Volume 27, Issue 7, April 2025.Mechanical metamaterials with engineered architectures exhibit properties that differ from and greatly surpass those of their constituent bulk materials. This review summarizes the applications of mechanical metamaterials in bioengineering, focusing on advances in the last 5 years.
Madihah Kazim +2 more
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Arquivos de Gastroenterologia, 2012 CONTEXT: Esophageal cancer is often diagnosed at an advanced stage and has a poor prognosis. Most patients with advanced esophageal cancer have significant dysphagia that contributes to weight loss and malnutrition.
Ana Grilo +2 more
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Indian Journal of Radiology and Imaging, 2022 Background Percutaneous radiologic gastrostomy is an established mode of enteral feeding for nutritional support for patients with dysphagia from upper digestive tract malignancy.
Mukesh Kumar +12 more
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The Gastrostomy Feeding Button™ [PDF]
, 1987 The button™ feeding device replaces conventional long-term gastrostomy feeding tubes. Health care professionals can educate parents on maintenance of the button and provide them with emotional ...
Martz Huth, Myra, O\u27Brien, Maureen
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A new mutation in the promoter region of the PAX8 gene causes true congenital hypothyroidism with thyroid hypoplasia in a girl with Down's syndrome [PDF]
, 2014 <b>Background:</b> Thyroid dysfunction is common in newborn infants with Down's syndrome (DS), but defects causing classic thyroid dysgenesis (TD) with permanent congenital hypothyroidism (CH) have not been described.<p></p> ...
Donaldson, Malcolm +6 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.Prolonged administration of antimicrobial prophylaxis might not be effective to prevent surgical site infections after distal pancreatectomy compared to intraoperative or up to 24‐h administration. Abstract Background Antimicrobial prophylaxis is routinely administered in patients undergoing distal pancreatectomy, with cephalosporins being the most ...
Kenjiro Okada +8 more
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