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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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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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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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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Intestinal neuromuscular function after preservation and transplantation [PDF]
While it is well known that prolonged preservation of the intestinal graft causes severe mucosal damage after transplantation, little is known about the effect on neuromuscular function.
Hamada, N +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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Morphology of the canine omentum, part 1: arterial landmarks that define the omentum [PDF]
Although the omentum remains an enigmatic organ, research during the last decades has revealed its fascinating functions including fat storage, fluid drainage, immune activity, angiogenesis and adhesion.
Barone +30 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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Pylorus-preserving versus pylorus-resecting pancreaticoduodenectomy for periampullary and pancreatic carcinoma: a meta-analysis. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the long-term survival, mortality, morbidity and the operation-related events in patients with periampullary and pancreatic carcinoma undergoing pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (PPPD ...
Chong Yang +8 more
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Laparoscopic versus open pylorus-preserving pancreatoduodenectomy. The first meta-analyse of retrospective matched cases [PDF]
Purpose: To compare the safety, feasibility, and short-term clinical benefits of laparoscopic pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (L-PPPD) to open pylorus-preserving pancreaticoduodenectomy (O-PPPD) through retrospective matched cases.
Liwei Pang +3 more
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