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Background and Aims: Gastric peroral endoscopic pyloromyotomy (G-POEM) is emerging as a treatment option for patients with gastroparesis. The most technically difficult part of the procedure is creating a submucosal tunnel in the gastric antrum, which ...
Jennifer M. Kolb, MD, MS +3 more
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A study on the conversion of carotene into vitamin A by fluorescence microphotometry [PDF]
For the purpose to confirm whether carotene is converted into vitamin A mainly in the intestine, fluorescence microscope observations as well as the fluorescence microphotometry for the estimation of fading state of the fluorescence were carried out on ...
Iimori, Saburo
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: 2 cm versus 6 cm Distance from the Pylorus
Background:The objective of this prospective randomized study was to study the effect of the residual gastric antrum size on the outcome of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and to evaluate the effect of antral resection on weight reduction and ...
Ahmad A. Maklad* +3 more
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Occurrence of acute oesophageal necrosis (black oesophagus) in a single tertiary centre [PDF]
Acute oesophageal necrosis (AON) is a rare condition characterised by the endoscopic finding of diffuse, circumferential, black mucosal pigmentation of the oesophagus, which typically stops at the gastro-oesophageal junction.
Annibale, Bruno +6 more
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Conduction of activity between muscles in the terminal region of the common bile duct and in the neighboring duodenum [PDF]
The relationship between muscle activity at the terminal region of the common bile duct and the duodenal muscle was examined in rabbits. The rhythmic muscle activity in the terminal region was synchronous with duodenal muscle activity.
Fukuda, Hiroyuki, Nakayama, Sosogu
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BackgroundDelayed gastric emptying is a serious complication of pancreaticoduodenectomy. The effect of pylorus removal on delayed gastric emptying has not been well evaluated.Study designWe searched five databases (PubMed, EMBASE and the Cochrane Central
Wenming Wu +6 more
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Logistics and technique for combined hepatic-intestinal retrieval [PDF]
During a 13-month period, en bloc liver-small bowel cadaveric grafts were procured for seven children and one adult. All liver grafts functioned immediately, and all but one of the recipient patients recovered.
Abu-Elmagd, K +7 more
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Gastric cancer presents with similar clinical symptoms as gastric ulcer, and the morphologic features of gastroscopy overlap considerably. We report a 58-year-old man with the clinical presentation of recurrent gastric discomfort and black stools.
Dan Ruan, MD +4 more
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Modulation of individual components of gastric motor response to duodenal glucose [PDF]
AIM: To evaluate individual components of the antro-pyloro-duodenal (APD) motor response to graded small intestinal glucose infusions in healthy humans.
Besanko, L. +5 more
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Solid-pseudopapillary tumor of the pancreas: A single center experience [PDF]
open6noAim of this study was to review the institutional experience of solid-pseudopapillary tumors of the pancreas with particular attention to the problems of preoperative diagnosis and treatment.
Alberto Fantin +5 more
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