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Incidence and outcome of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Studies report variation in the incidence and outcomes of encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS). This study reports the incidence and outcome of EPS cases in a national cohort of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients.
Mactier, Robert A. +2 more
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An Unusual Cause of Small Bowel Obstruction in a Child: Ingested Rhubarb
Case Reports in Surgery, 2013 Small bowel obstruction is rarely caused by bezoars concretions formed from undigested foreign material in the gastrointestinal tract. An important cause of bezoars is phytobezoars, formed from vegetables or fruits.
Miguel Glatstein +4 more
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Surgical Management of Inguinal Hernias at Bugando Medical Centre in Northwestern Tanzania: Our Experiences in a Resource-Limited Setting. [PDF]
, 2012 Inguinal hernia repair remains the commonest operation performed by general surgeons all over the world. There is paucity of published data on surgical management of inguinal hernias in our environment.
AN Kingsnorth +38 more
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International Journal of Anatomy Radiology and Surgery, 2022 Introduction: Intestinal obstruction is a common surgical emergency that is encountered in general surgery units and it contributes to substantial patient morbidity and healthcare costs.
Manupratap Narayana +3 more
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The Caenorhabditis elegans DPF‐3 and human DPP4 have tripeptidyl peptidase activity
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The dipeptidyl peptidase IV (DPPIV) family comprises serine proteases classically defined by their ability to remove dipeptides from the N‐termini of substrates, a feature that gave the family its name. Here, we report the discovery of a previously unrecognized tripeptidyl peptidase activity in DPPIV family members from two different species.
Aditya Trivedi, Rajani Kanth Gudipati
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A Study on Clinical Profile & Management of Acute Intestinal Obstruction [PDF]
Walawalkar International Medical Journal, 2017 Acute intestinal obstruction is a failure of aboral progression of intestinal contents. The overall mortality and morbidity of bowel obstruction is substantial.
Abhijeet Patil, Dhirendra Wagh
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An unusual cause of large bowel obstruction: To keep an open mind
Clinical Case Reports, 2020 Enterolithiasis or formation of gastrointestinal concretions is an uncommon medical condition that develops in the setting of intestinal stasis due to various pathologies.
Tuhin Shah, Arjana Shakya
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Workup and conservative management of ileal conduit-vaginal fistulas: review of literature. [PDF]
, 2020 Ileal conduit-vaginal fistulas are a rare but challenging complication of urinary diversion. Here we identify risk factors and summarize the workup and conservative management strategies for this complication.
Chowdhury, Mashrin Lira +3 more
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Peptide‐based ligand antagonists block a Vibrio cholerae adhesin
FEBS Letters, EarlyView.The structure of a peptide‐binding domain of the Vibrio cholerae adhesin FrhA was solved by X‐ray crystallography, revealing how the inhibitory peptide AGYTD binds tightly at its Ca2+‐coordinated pocket. Structure‐guided design incorporating D‐amino acids enhanced binding affinity, providing a foundation for developing anti‐adhesion therapeutics ...
Mingyu Wang +9 more
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Acute duodenal obstruction is a rare complication of gallstone disease
Вестник хирургии имени И.И. Грекова, 2022 The article describes a rare complication of gallstone disease – vesicoduodenal fistula. This complication is accompanied by the release of a large concrement into the lumen of the duodenum.
V. K. Koryttsev +2 more
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