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Self Dilation of Esophageal Strictures
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 1991 Over 22 years, 26 patients were taught to dilate their esophageal strictures. Fifteen had peptic strictures, four malignant neoplasms, three achalasia, three dysphagia following fundoplication and one esophageal lichen planus.
Stephen N Sullivan +2 more
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Therapy for Myhre Syndrome: Goals, Misconceptions, and Current Agents
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Myhre Syndrome (MYHRS, MIM #139210) is a rare, multisystem connective tissue disorder caused by recurrent heterozygous gain‐of‐function pathogenic variants in the SMAD4 gene, a key player in TGF‐β signaling and a regulator of extracellular matrix homeostasis.
Alessandro De Falco +2 more
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Equine models in translational medicine: A comparative approach to human health
Animal Models and Experimental Medicine, EarlyView.This diagram summarizes and contrasts rodent and equine models, outlining their strengths, limitations, and applications. Horses offer naturally occurring diseases, genetic and physiological similarities to humans, and suitability for longitudinal and clinical‐scale studies.
Shayan Boozarjomehri Amnieh +1 more
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NON-MALIGNANT STRICTURES OF RECTUM. [PDF]
Journal of the American Medical Association, 1899 It is not the purpose of this paper to enter into the etiology or pathology of strictures, but simply to compare the different operative procedures of the past and show why the methods failed to give permanent results, and to again describe two methods of operating for rectal, strictures, devised by me and published some years ago.
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Esophageal and pharyngeal strictures: report on 1,862 endoscopic dilatations using the Savary-Gilliard technique [PDF]
, 2018 Treatment of symptomatic pharyngeal and esophageal strictures requires endoscopic dilatation. The Savary-Gilliard bougienage was developed by our department and has been used since 1980 for this purpose. We report our experience using this technique. The
Escher, Anette +2 more
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Autoimmune cholangitis mimicking a klatskin tumor: a case report [PDF]
, 2011 Introduction Autoimmune cholangitis remains an elusive manifestation of immunoglobulin G4-associated systemic disease most commonly encountered in patients with autoimmune pancreatitis.
Alexandra Shingina +3 more
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Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background International robotic‐assisted PCI platforms such as CorPath 200 and CorPath GRX have demonstrated procedural safety and efficacy but are limited by the absence of real‐time tactile feedback and cumbersome device exchange. The ETcath200, the first domestically developed robotic PCI system in China, introduces guidewire force‐sensing
Jing Yang +8 more
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Biomedicines, 2023 Background and aims: Diagnosis of the biliary stricture remains a challenge. In view of the low sensitivity of brush cytology (BC), fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) has been reported as a useful adjunctive test in patients with biliary ...
Vincent Dansou Zoundjiekpon +10 more
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Locoregional therapies in cholangiocarcinoma [PDF]
, 2017 Cholangiocarcinoma is a rare and aggressive malignancy of the biliary tract. Complete surgical resection can be curative, but the majority of patients are diagnosed with advanced disease and usually die within a year of diagnosis.
Davidson, B +3 more
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Fibroblast Plasticity in Inflammation of the Barrier
Barrier Immunity, EarlyView.Under inflammatory condition, fibroblasts in barrier tissues integrate inflammatory, senescent, and mechanical inputs. These pathways activate central signaling networks to drive fibroblast phenotypic transition, enabling cytokine production, immune cell recruitment, and extracellular matrix remodeling.
Chen Zhang, Hao Wu, Wei Li
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