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Impact of sex and body mass index on cecal intubation time. Is it a myth that colonoscopy is easier to perform in obese than lean people?

Journal of Medical Science, 2016
Introduction. Colonoscopy is the gold standard for prevention and early diagnosis of colorectal cancer. Procedure quality is an important issue. Current quality indicators, such as cecal intubation rate, adenoma detection rate, and withdrawal time, are ...
Elżbieta Poniewierka, Robert Dudkowiak, Witold Marczyński   +2 more
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Incidental Detection of Portal Venous Gas During POCUS in a Neonate With Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Intestinal Perforation: A Case Report

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, EarlyView.
Point‐of‐care ultrasound performed at the bedside identified hepatic portal venous gas in a critically ill neonate, prompting urgent evaluation and revealing intestinal perforation due to necrotizing enterocolitis. This case highlights the potential of POCUS to accelerate diagnosis when clinical signs are subtle or nonspecific.
Tiago Henrique de Souza, Elisa Caixeta Fallieri Nascimento, Fernando de Lima Carioca, Nayara Hillebrand Franzon, Humberto Magalhães Silva   +4 more
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Anastomose bílio-digestiva sem descompressão gástrica

Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de Cirurgiões
OBJETIVO: O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a ausência da descompressão gástrica como método seguro em pacientes submetidos a papilotomia transduodenal, anastomose colédoco-duodenal ou a hepático-jejunostomia em Y de Roux.
Aderivaldo Coelho de Andrade, Marina Bucar Barjud, Juliana Magalhães Cavalcante, Leonardo Afonso Nogueira Matos   +3 more
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Plummer–Vinson syndrome in a 10‐year‐old boy from Côte d'Ivoire: An exceptional paediatric case with African context

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Plummer–Vinson syndrome (PVS) is characterised by the triad of dysphagia, iron‐deficiency anaemia, and proximal oesophageal webs. While well described in adults, paediatric cases remain exceptionally rare, particularly in sub‐Saharan Africa.
Paul Mike Tayou Mbobda, Hatrydt Guillaume Dimitri Kouamé, Amadou Ouattara   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Antispasmodic drugs in colonoscopy: a review of their pharmacology, safety and efficacy in improving polyp detection and related outcomes

Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology, 2017
Antispasmodic drugs are cheap, effective and generally safe. They may improve outcomes in colonoscopy, however their use has not been consistent or widespread.
Santosh Sanagapalli, Kriti Agnihotri, Rupert Leong, Crispin John Corte   +3 more
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MEK Inhibitor Associated Airway Injury in an Infant With Noonan Syndrome: A Case Report

The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.
An infant with Noonan syndrome treated with trametinib developed extensive mucosal sloughing of the upper and lower airway, followed by severe supraglottic scarring. Clinicians should consider airway toxicity as a potential adverse effect of MEK inhibitor therapy.
Veronica Drozdowski‐Nuccio, Rachel D. Yoon, Steven Tomasi, Dana M. Thompson, Inbal Hazkani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Factors affecting bowel preparation adequacy and procedural time

JGH Open, 2020
Background and Aim Poor bowel preparation results in difficult colonoscopies, missed lesions, and repeat procedures. Identifying patient risk factors for poor bowel preparation, such as prolonged runway time and prolonged cecal intubation, will aid in ...
Mohammadali Zad, Cuong N Do, Aaron Heffernan, Lucy Johnston, Mohammed Al‐Ansari   +4 more
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Capsulotomy With Supine Nd:YAG Laser in Children

Lasers in Surgery and Medicine, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives To evaluate the visual outcomes of Nd:YAG laser posterior capsulotomy performed in the supine position under general anesthesia in children with visual axis opacification after cataract surgery. Materials and Methods A retrospective clinical case series of 13 eyes of 9 children with visual axis opacification following congenital ...
Nike Klun, Manca Tekavčič Pompe
wiley   +1 more source

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy – a simple solution to a complex problem

Studia Medyczne, 2016
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) was performed for the first time in the world on 12 June 1979. At present, the method of using gastrostomy has almost entirely superseded classical methods, which is related with its simplicity, lower costs, lack
Przemysław Wolak, Renata Skiba, Wojciech Niedziela   +2 more
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Emergencies in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Emergencies are frequent in people living with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (pALS), especially as the disease progresses, and can necessitate urgent evaluation and intervention. Progressive weakness in ALS inevitably increases fall risk, making discussion of fall prevention strategies integral to caring for pALS.
S. Pinar Uysal, Katherine A. Dudley, Stacey Sullivan, Kate T. Brizzi, Katherine M. Burke, Sydney Hall, Kiersten Pease, Joshua N. Goldstein, James D. Berry, Doreen T. Ho   +9 more
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