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A Wireless Implantable System for Facilitating Gastrointestinal Motility. [PDF]
Gastrointestinal (GI) electrical stimulation has been shown in several studies to be a potential treatment option for GI motility disorders. Despite the promising preliminary research progress, however, its clinical applicability and usability are still ...
Dubrovsky, Genia+4 more
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Outcome of acute pancreatitis in octogenarians: A retrospective study
Background and Aim Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease, but data on outcomes in octogenarians are scarce in the literature. The aim of this study is to analyze results from patients aged 80 years old and over who were treated for AP at a single ...
Davide Di Mauro+7 more
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The conformal Yamabe constant of product manifolds [PDF]
Let (V,g) and (W,h) be compact Riemannian manifolds of dimension at least 3. We derive a lower bound for the conformal Yamabe constant of the product manifold (V x W, g+h) in terms of the conformal Yamabe constants of (V,g) and (W,h).Comment: 12 pages ...
Ammann, Bernd+2 more
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Background Although radical gastrectomy with D2 lymph node dissection has become the standard surgical approach for locally advanced gastric cancer, patients still have a poor prognosis after operation.
Jie Shen+13 more
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Management of gastrointestinal bleeding following bariatric surgery
Gastrointestinal bleeding following bariatric surgery is a relatively rare adverse event but constitutes a significant cause of morbidity. It requires a high index of suspicion, early diagnosis, and prompt management, as it can lead to rapid ...
S. Giannopoulos+2 more
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Quality of Life in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Upper GI Malignancies
Upper gastrointestinal (GI) conditions vastly affect each individual’s physical, social, and emotional status. The decision-making process by the medical personnel about these patients is currently based on a patient’s life quality evaluation scale, HRQL scales.
Grigorios Christodoulidis+4 more
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Introduction Weight loss after bariatric surgery is attributed, at least in part, to the altered gastrointestinal (GI) hormone secretion, which is thought to be responsible for a number of beneficial metabolic effects. Material and methods We conducted a
C. Lampropoulos+8 more
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Balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration of gastric varices in two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis [PDF]
This report describes two non-cirrhotic patients with portal vein thrombosis who underwent successful balloon occlusion retrograde transvenous obliteration (BRTO) of gastric varices with a satisfactory response and no complications.
Borghei, Peyman+2 more
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Source control in emergency general surgery: WSES, GAIS, SIS-E, SIS-A guidelines
Intra-abdominal infections (IAI) are among the most common global healthcare challenges and they are usually precipitated by disruption to the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Their successful management typically requires intensive resource utilization, and
F. Coccolini+63 more
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Is Laparoscopic Surgery the Standard of Care for GI Luminal Cancer? [PDF]
As surgeons in India strive to keep pace with the technical advances in the field of laparoscopic surgery, we endeavor to evaluate the mounting global evidence regarding laparoscopic gastric and colorectal resections for cancer. We seem to be riding on the crest of excellence in traditional open surgery for gastrointestinal malignancies, opening ...
Ashwin Desouza+3 more
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