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Single-incision open versus laparoscopic gastrostomy in infants: A comparative study

African Journal of Paediatric Surgery, 2023
Background: Gastrostomy tube can be inserted through a single incision without laparoscopic or endoscopic guidance. The superiority of this approach over the laparoscopic technique is still debated. Therefore, we aimed to compare single-incision open and
Osama A Bawazir, Ahmed Hasan Alamoudi
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Advancing FIRES Treatment: The Potential of Intrathecal Dexamethasone

Annals of the Child Neurology Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Febrile infection‐related epilepsy syndrome (FIRES) is a rare, devastating epilepsy syndrome characterized by refractory status epilepticus following a febrile illness. Patient Description We describe a 12‐year‐old girl with FIRES who exhibited a remarkable clinical and electrographic response to intrathecal dexamethasone (IT‐DEX ...
Carol Park, Douglas R. Nordli III, Mohamed Taha, Henry David, Shawn Kacker, Tareq Kass‐Hout, Sonam Thind, Aurelie Hanin, Sana Said, Hiba A. Haider, Douglas R. Nordli Jr.   +10 more
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A prospective observational study of decision-making by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis upon recommendation for PEG enteral feeding tubes. [PDF]

Nutr Clin Pract
Abstract Objective To understand challenges surrounding acceptance of a percutaneous endoscopic gastroscopic enteral feeding tube by patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a prospective observational study. Methods This was a prospective observational study of 41 patients and care partners attending a multidisciplinary Motor Neuron Disease clinic.
Tran K, Hayes HA, Bromberg M.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Ketogenic diet therapy for the treatment of pediatric epilepsy

Epileptic Disorders, Volume 27, Issue 2, Page 144-155, April 2025.
Abstract In 1921, the classic ketogenic diet was created at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota to treat epilepsy in children and adults. Over a century later, it is a widely used, standard‐of‐care therapy for typically treatment‐resistant epilepsy worldwide.
Babitha Haridas, Alexander Testino, Eric H. Kossoff   +2 more
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Routine Prophylactic Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy in Head and Neck Cancers with Bilateral Neck Irradiation: A Regional Cancer Experience in New Zealand

Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2023
Introduction Patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) are particularly susceptible to dysphagia and malnutrition. Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) placement is a method used to manage these issues, but practices vary among ...
Su Chen Fong, Ramesh Pandey, Michelle Rajaretnam, Miriama Delaibatiki, David N.Y. Peel   +4 more
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You Can\u27t Be Any Poorer Than Dead : Difficulties in Recognizing Artificial Nutrition and Hydration as Medical Treatments [PDF]

, 1994
The President\u27s Commission Report Deciding to Forego Life-Sustaining Treatment comes down squarely in favor of two propositions: 1) artificial provision of nutrition and hydration are medical treatments, and 2) as such, these medical treatments may be
Heaney, Stephen J.
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A super‐geriatric patient with gastrostomy underwent life‐threatening prothrombin time‐international normalized ratio prolongation by warfarin following fasting and antibiotic therapy

Clinical Case Reports, 2023
Key Clinical Message A 97‐year‐old woman with gastrostomy had a drastic enhancement for PT‐INR after starting antibiotic therapy. Possible causes include (1) vitamin K deficiency due to fasting and (2) a combination of warfarin and antibiotics.
Misa Saeki, Ayako Watanabe, Kenji Momo, Yuka Kashiwabara, Tatsuki Iha, Takuya Nagata, Akiko Fujiwara, Katsumi Tanaka   +7 more
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Impact of Radiotherapy, Chemotherapy and Surgery in Multimodal Treatment of Locally Advanced Esophageal Cancer [PDF]

, 2011
Objectives: It was the aim of this study to assess our institutional experience with definitive chemoradiation (CRT) versus induction chemotherapy followed by CRT with or without surgery (C-CRT/S) in esophageal cancer.
Adams R, Annina Lemminger, Bedenne L, Berger B, Bernhard Berger, Claus Belka, Cooper JS, Delcambre C, Denham JW, Herskovic A, Katharina Stahlberg, Malthaner RA, Martin Bleif, Michael Bamberg, Minsky BD, Mizumoto M, Rades D, Sarraf M, Seung SK, Shi XH, Stahl M, Tepper J, Wolf M, Zhang Z   +23 more
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Simplified Percutaneous Gastrostomy [PDF]

Acta Radiologica, 1996
Purpose: The aim of this study was to develop a simple radiological method for the creation of percutaneous gastrostomy. Material and Methods: Percutaneous gastrostomy was created in 15 patients. After a blunt dissection of the abdominal wall under local anesthesia, puncture of the stomach was performed.
B. Walther, Wojciech Cwikiel
openaire   +3 more sources

Short‐ and Long‐Term Swallowing Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving TORS and Adjuvant Therapy

Head &Neck, Volume 47, Issue 5, Page 1345-1354, May 2025.
ABSTRACT Background Dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) is a common morbidity resulting from the treatment of head‐and‐neck squamous‐cell carcinoma (HNSCC) due to surgery and chemoradiation. Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is a minimally invasive surgical technique for the management of HNSCC, which ideally avoids many of the known complications of open
Abigail C. Weiland, Sandeep Samant, Alex E. Clain, Bonnie Martin‐Harris   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source