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BMC Gastroenterology, 2003 Background Anal sphincter defects have been shown to increase pressure asymmetry within the anal canal in patients with fecal incontinence. However, this correlation is far from perfect, and other factors may play a role.
Barth Xavier +4 more
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Advanced Intelligent Systems, Volume 7, Issue 4, April 2025.Lifelong medication in patients with chronic diseases compromises treatment adherence, therapeutic outcomes, and quality of life. The bioinspired 4D‐printed polypill self‐deploys upon ingestion, constricting passage through the pylorus while at the same time providing sustained drug release, serving as drug delivery platform with applications in both ...
Konstantina Chachlioutaki +9 more
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Circumferential pressure probe [PDF]
, 1989 A probe for measuring circumferential pressure inside a body cavity is disclosed. In the preferred embodiment, a urodynamic pressure measurement probe for evaluating human urinary sphincter function is disclosed.
Fantl, Andrew J. +2 more
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Options of biological substances application in rectal fistulas treatment (Review of the literature)
Российский журнал гастроэнтерологии, гепатологии, колопроктологии, 2016 Aim of review. To present literature data of the treatment of incomplete rectal fistulas with application of biological substances. Summary. Treatment of rectal fistulas remains burning issue in coloproctology due to unsatisfactory results of surgery ...
A. M. Kuzminov +6 more
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Neurological sphincter deficiency: is there a place for artificial urinary sphincter?
World Journal of UrologyAbstract Purpose Neurogenic stress urinary incontinence (N-SUI) is a condition with serious impact on the quality of life. There are several treatment modalities of which the artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) stands out as the most suitable technique for addressing sphincter insufficiency.
Desiree Vrijens +2 more
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Natural History and Diagnostic Findings in an Adult Man Diagnosed With Attenuated Krabbe Disease
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Krabbe disease (KD), or globoid cell leukodystrophy, is a rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disorder caused by a deficiency in galactocerebrosidase (GALC), leading to psychosine (galactosylsphingosine) accumulation and myelin damage.
Eamon P. McCarron +8 more
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ANAL SPHINCTER INJURIES (OASIS) AT DELIVERY
Zdravniški Vestnik, 2018 Background: Anal incontinence severely impairs quality of life. It affects 4 to 19 % of women and is statistically related to number of vaginal deliveries.
Katja Jakopič, Adolf Lukanović
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Children With 22.Q.11.2 Deletion Syndrome: Sleep‐Disordered Breathing and Management
American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Patients with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) are predisposed to obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) due to an abnormal craniofacial anatomy with pharyngeal hypotonia, retrognathia, micrognathia, and glossoptosis. The aim of the study was to describe the prevalence and management of OSA in a cohort of children with 22q11DS.
Domenico Paolo La Regina +6 more
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Can intraoperative manometry influence the outcome of the surgical treatment of achalasia? [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. Achalasia is defined as incomplete or even absent relaxation of the lower esophageal sphincter secondary to the chronic degeneration of unspecified etiology of the myenteric nerve plexus. Material and method.
Alecu, Lucian +5 more
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