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Over the past decade, the advent of capsule endoscopy and balloon-assisted enteroscopy has revolutionized the approach to small intestinal diseases. The small bowel is no longer out of reach, and has fallen within the diagnostic and therapeutic realm of the gastrointestinal endoscopist.
Christopher W. Teshima, Gary May
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Background: A 60-year-old male patient presented with upper abdominal pain, which started as a epigastric cramp at night. He had no fever, nor changes in stool habits and he didn’t had to vomit. Physical examination of the abdomen revealed rebound tenderness in the left hypochondric region and left lumbar region.
J Capoen, O Soenen
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Infants with intestinal failure associated liver disease (IFALD) requiring liver and bowel transplant have a high mortality on the transplant waiting list due to the scarcity of the size-matched donor organs.
Abubakar Sharif+3 more
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This study analyzed the transitional care work system and evaluation system in China from the perspectives of current situation, potential problems and improvement strategies, and provided a reference for the development of standardization and ...
HAN Yuan (韩媛)+2 more
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Incidental Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD) in the Donor of a Live Donor Liver Transplant: Tackle and Proceed [PDF]
Live Donor Liver Transplantation (LDLT) is an act of selflessness on the part of the donor who is subjected to a major hepatectomy. Ensuring safety and long-term well being of the donor is of utmost priority.
Dinesh Zirpe+3 more
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Background and Aim Management of genotype 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) has shifted to interferon‐free regimens with a high sustained virological response (SVR‐12), especially with NS5B/NS5A inhibitor combinations such as sofosbuvir and ledipasvir (Sof‐Led).
Hala Joharji+13 more
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First Experience in Living Liver Donation From Donors With Sickle Cell Trait
Background. Living donor liver transplantation is the main source of organs in the Middle East. Therefore, well balanced criteria are needed to avoid unnecessary exclusion of potential donors, while prioritizing donor safety.
Maren Schulze, MD, PhD, FACS+7 more
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Background Abdominal wall hernia is a common surgical condition. Patients may present in an emergency with bowel obstruction, incarceration or strangulation.
National Audit of Small Bowel Obstruction Steering Group and National Audit of Small Bowel Obstruction Collaborators+3 more
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Cadaveric small bowel and small bowel-liver transplantation in humans [PDF]
Five patients had complete cadaveric small bowel transplants under FK506 immunosuppression, one as an isolated graft and the other 4 in continuity with a liver. Three were children and two were adults.
Abu-Elmagd, K+13 more
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Key Clinical MessageGallstone ileus is a rare complication of cholelithiasis, but an established cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction in elderly patients. It is associated with high morbidity and mortality as most patients are elderly with multiple comorbidities. Surgery of choice is enterolithotomy.
Shireesh Saurabh, Namrata Singh
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