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A peculiar case of intususception in a pregnant woman: A diagnostic challenge

Radiology Case Reports, 2023
Adult intussusception presents a diagnostic challenge given its non-specific symptoms. It is not as common as in infants and young children. Traditionally, diagnostic steps are invariably fit for normal adults, but not in pregnancy which faces certain ...
Firdaus Hayati, MD, Asyraf Mohd Zuki, MBBCh, Ming Chin Lim, MD, Pradeep Chand Chandran, MD, MRCS Ed, Nornazirah Azizan, MD, Mohamed Arif Hameed Sultan, MD, Muhamad Hud Muhamad Zin, MD, Khasnizal Abdul Karim, MD, MS   +7 more
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The cause analysis of benign uretero-ileal anastomotic stricture after radical cystectomy and urinary diversion

Frontiers in Oncology, 2022
BackgroundBenign uretero-ileal anastomotic stricture (UIAS) is a major complication following radical cystectomy (RC) and ileal orthotopic bladder substitution, and it can occur in combination with other complications.
Zhenghong Liu, Bin Zheng, Yuqi Hu, Haichang Li, Xiaowen Qin, Xuanhan Hu, Shuai Wang, Heng Wang, Pu Zhang, Qijun Wo, Li Sun, Yixuan Mou, Feng Liu, Jianxin Cui, Dahong Zhang   +14 more
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Ileal ulcer in asymptomatic individuals. Is this Crohn?

Journal of Coloproctology, 2012
The endoscopic finding of ileal ulcers, alone or in small number, is not usual, but when it occurs in asymptomatic patients, an impasse may be generated regarding the action to be taken, since the medical literature is unclear as to how to proceed in ...
Carlos Henrique Marques dos Santos
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Highly conserved type 1 pili promote enterotoxigenic E. coli pathogen-host interactions [PDF]

, 2017
Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC), defined by their elaboration of heat-labile (LT) and/or heat-stable (ST) enterotoxins, are a common cause of diarrheal illness in developing countries.
Begum, Yasmin Ara, Ciorba, Matthew A, Fleckenstein, James M, Hultgren, Scott J, Kuhlman, F. Matthew, Qadri, Firdausi, Rashu, Rasheduzzaman, Sheikh, Alaullah   +7 more
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IL‐31 levels correlate with pruritus in patients with cholestatic and metabolic liver diseases and is farnesoid X receptor responsive in NASH

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
IL‐31 levels correlate with pruritus in patients with cholestatic and metabolic liver diseases Abstract Background and Aims Pruritus is associated with multiple liver diseases, particularly those with cholestasis, but the mechanism remains incompletely understood.
Jun Xu, Ya Wang, Mina Khoshdeli, Matt Peach, Jen‐Chieh Chuang, Julie Lin, Wen‐Wei Tsai, Sangeetha Mahadevan, Wesley Minto, Lauri Diehl, Ruchi Gupta, Michael Trauner, Keyur Patel, Mazen Noureddin, Kris V. Kowdley, Aliya Gulamhusein, Christopher L. Bowlus, Ryan S. Huss, Robert P. Myers, Chuhan Chung, Andrew N. Billin   +20 more
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Structural changes in intestinal enteroendocrine cells after ileal interposition in normal rats [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION: No therapeutic approach has significantly impacted the progression of diabetes. As early improvement of glicaemic control is observed after bariatric surgeries, there is currently a search for surgical procedures that can promote euglycemia
Aparecida Hirata, Bianca Marigliani, Gilmara Aguiar-Yamaguchi, Gustavo Miguel, José-Francisco Borborema, João-Luiz Azevedo, João-Luiz Azevedo, João-Luiz Azevedo, Karina Neves, Linda Bernardes, Lucas Leal, Marcelo Carlini, Maria Alves, Otavio Azevedo, Paolo Lourenco, Rudy Rocha, Wellington Cardia   +16 more
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Bile Acid Receptor Therapeutics Effects on Chronic Liver Diseases [PDF]

, 2020
In the past ten years, our understanding of the importance of bile acids has expanded from fat absorption and glucose/lipid/energy homeostasis into potential therapeutic targets for amelioration of chronic cholestatic liver diseases.
Alpini, Gianfranco, Francis, Heather, Kennedy, Lindsey, Kundu, Debjyoti, Meadows, Vik   +4 more
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Serum bile acids as a prognostic biomarker in biliary atresia following Kasai portoenterostomy

Hepatology, EarlyView., 2022
Serum bile acid levels predict outcomes in patients with biliary atresia who achieve normalized bilirubin levels after Kasai portoenterostomy. Abstract Background and Aims In biliary atresia, serum bilirubin is commonly used to predict outcomes after Kasai portoenterostomy (KP).
Sanjiv Harpavat, Kieran Hawthorne, Kenneth D. R. Setchell, Monica Narvaez Rivas, Lisa Henn, Charlotte A. Beil, Saul J. Karpen, Vicky L. Ng, Estella M. Alonso, Jorge A. Bezerra, Stephen L. Guthery, Simon Horslen, Kathy M. Loomes, Patrick McKiernan, John C. Magee, Robert M. Merion, Jean P. Molleston, Philip Rosenthal, Richard J. Thompson, Kasper S. Wang, Ronald J. Sokol, Benjamin L. Shneider, for Childhood Liver Disease Research Network (ChiLDReN)   +22 more
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Endoluminal calprotectin measurement in assessment of pouchitis and a new index of disease activity. A pilot study [PDF]

, 2016
Pouchitis is the most common complication following proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis (UC). To provide a standardized definition of pouchitis clinical, endoscopic and histological markers were grouped and weighted ...
Boirivant, M. 4., Di Filippo, Ar, Mariani, P, Montesani, Chiara, Pronio, Annamaria, Vestri, Anna Rita   +5 more
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Nod2: a critical regulator of ileal microbiota and Crohn’s disease

Frontiers in Immunology, 2016
The human intestinal tract harbors large bacterial community consisting of commensal, symbiotic and pathogenic strains, which are constantly interacting with the intestinal immune system.
Tabasum Sidiq, Sayuri Yoshihama, Isaac Downs, Koichi S Kobayashi   +3 more
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