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Emergency Portacaval Shunts: Is Orloff Correct? [PDF]
HPB Surgery, 1997 A prospective randomized trial was conducted in unselected, consecutive pateints with bleeding esophageal varices resulting from cirrhosis comparing (1) emergency portacaval shunt performed within 8 hr of initial contact (21 patients) with (2) emergency medical therapy (intravenous vasopressin and esophageal balloon tamonade) followed in 9 to 30 days ...
Stuart J. Knechtle, Layton F. Rikkers
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Revista do Colégio Brasileiro de CirurgiõesOBJETIVO: Estudar os efeitos da derivação porto-cava sobre a função hepática de cães. MÉTODO: Vinte animais foram divididos em dois grupos: o Grupo I foi submetido à hepatectomia parcial de 28,7% e o Grupo II, à hepatectomia parcial associada à derivação
Valdinaldo Aragão de Melo +4 more
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Gastric siderosis: An under-recognized and rare clinical entity
SAGE Open Medicine, 2016 The increased deposition of iron in gastric mucosa is known as gastric siderosis. It is believed that the only regulated step of the iron metabolism cycle occurs during absorption in the small intestine. Once this system becomes overwhelmed due to either
Jiten P Kothadia +5 more
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Value Analysis of the Costliest Elective Lifesaving Procedures at an Academic Medical Center
Journal of Scientific Innovation in Medicine, 2018 Introduction: When evaluating the cost of a lifesaving operation, one must consider the economic value, which can be defined as the relative cost per additional year of life lived.
Adam M. Reisman +2 more
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LIVER TRANSPLANTATION FOR TYPE I GLYCOGEN STORAGE DISEASE [PDF]
, 1983 A 16½-year-old girl with type I glycogen storage disease was treated by orthotopic liver transplantation under cyclosporin/steroid immunosuppression. All metabolic stigmata of the disease were relieved and 1 year postoperatively she follows a normal diet
Alper +15 more
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The influence of portal blood upon lipid metabolism in normal and diabetic dogs and baboons [PDF]
, 1975 It has been reported that hyperlipidemia can be alleviated in human beings with an end to side portacaval shunt. Understanding the mechanism of the effect has important implications, including the possibility of devising other ways of lowering serum ...
Lee, IY +3 more
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The effects of portacaval shunt upon hepatic cholesterol synthesis and cyclic AMP in dogs and baboons [PDF]
, 1980 Hepatic cholesterol synthesis, hepatic cyclic AMP, and portal and peripheral insulin and glucagon levels were investigated in nine dogs and three baboons after complete portacaval shunt.
Benichou, J +3 more
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Cell Transplantation, 2001 This study used polymer devices implanted in rats to investigate the effect of prevascularization by basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) on hepatocyte transplantation (HTx). Lewis rats served as both donors and recipients.
Kohei Ogawa M.D. +6 more
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The ultrasonic demonstration of portacaval shunts
Journal of British Surgery, 1979 Summary This study explores the use of ultrasound in the management of patients with portacaval anastomosis. Ten patients were studied; in 8 of these the status of the anastomosis was well demonstrated. It is suggested that ultrasound should be the initial investigation to determine the patency of a shunt.
Phyllis George +2 more
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Low density and high density lipoprotein turnover following portacaval shunt in swine
Journal of Lipid Research, 1976 Turnover of 125I-low density lipoprotein (LDL) and of 131I-high density lipoprotein (HDL) was determined before and after end-to-side portacaval shunt in eight swine.
T E Carew +4 more
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