Gigantic Stomach: A Rare Manifestation of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy [PDF]
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is characterized by degeneration and atrophy of skeletal, cardiac, and smooth muscles after a latent period of apparently normal development and function. The gastrointestinal manifestations start in the second decade of
Dhaliwal, Amaninder+4 more
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Modern tactics of treatment of constipation
Constipation (constipation, obstipation) is a symptom in which the frequency of the act of defecation is less than 3 times a week and is accompanied by the release of solid, scanty feces with a feeling of incomplete emptying of the rectum and often ...
V. V. Skvortsov+2 more
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Does Prophylactic Use of Postcesarean Section Laxatives Favor Bowel Movements?
Introduction Chronic constipation (CC) is a highly prevalent disease in Western society. Chronic constipation can have a different etiology in patients who underwent a cesarean section and result from postoperative stress and metabolic response to trauma,
Isaac José Felippe Corrêa Neto+4 more
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Analgesic effectiveness and tolerability of oral oxycodone/naloxone and pregabalin in patients with lung cancer and neuropathic pain. An observational analysis [PDF]
INTRODUCTION: Cancer-related pain has a severe negative impact on quality of life. Combination analgesic therapy with oxycodone and pregabalin is effective for treating neuropathic cancer pain.
Borghesi, Cristina+6 more
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Pharmacologic Treatment of Chronic Constipation
Chronic constipation is a common disease that can impair the quality of life, with a prevalence of 14% globally and 16.5% in South Korea. Straining, hard stools, the sensation of incomplete evacuation, the sensation of anorectal blockage, and manual ...
Hoyoung Wang, Jung Won Lee
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Women's beliefs about medication use during their pregnancy: a UK perspective [PDF]
Background: Previous research has examined the number and extent of medicines taking in pregnant women but not their beliefs and risk perception surrounding their use.
Lupattelli, Angela+2 more
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On factorisation systems for Ord-enriched categories and categories of partial maps [PDF]
In this work we discuss a new type of factorisation systems for \textbf{Ord}-enriched categories. We start by defining the new notion of lax weak orthogonality, which involves the existence of lax diagonal morphisms for lax squares. Using the usual theory of factorisation systems as a blueprint, we introduce a lax version of weak and functorial ...
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Geometrization of the Lax Pair Tensors [PDF]
The tensorial form of the Lax pair equations are given in a compact and geometrically transparent form in the presence of Cartan's torsion tensor. Three-dimensional spacetimes admitting Lax tensors are analyzed in detail. Solutions to Lax tensor equations include interesting examples as separable coordinates and the Toda lattice.
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Laxatives or methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in palliative care patients [PDF]
Background: Constipation is common in palliative care; it can generate considerable suffering due to the unpleasant physical symptoms. In the first Cochrane Review on effectiveness of laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care ...
Abernethy+44 more
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Functional constipation in children
Constipation is one of the most common nosologies that a pediatric gastroenterologist deals with during outpatient visits. In the vast majority of children with constipation the problem is functional in nature.
N. L. Pakhomovskaya+2 more
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