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United European Gastroenterology Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background It remains unclear whether the addition of non‐selective beta‐blockers (NSBB) provides further benefit after combined use of tissue adhesive and endoscopic variceal ligation for bleeding gastroesophageal varices. Objective This is the first cohort study comparing the secondary prophylactic efficacy of adding NSBB to combined ...
Ling Wu +7 more
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TyG index and insulin resistance in beta-thalassemia [PDF]
, 2015 Insulin resistance (IR) underlies some glucose metabolism abnormalities in thalassemia major. Recently, triglyceride glucose index (TyG) has been proposed for evaluating insulin resistance as a simple, low cost, and accessible tool.
Fayaz, M. +3 more
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Transplantation in children [PDF]
, 1976 Kidney transplantation in very young children, less than 2 years of age, has usually failed, mainly because of difficulties maintaining these patients on hemodialysis long enough to permit retransplantation after loss of the original graft.
Charles W. Putnam +15 more
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Veterinary Record Case Reports, EarlyView.Abstract A geriatric feline was presented to a university teaching hospital for lethargy and inappetence. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with spontaneous haemoperitoneum secondary to rupture of a splenic mass and was taken to surgery for splenectomy following appropriate stabilisation measures.
Jenna Collins +2 more
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Laparoscopic splenectomy of a wandering spleen with coincidental enormous splenomegaly
GMS Interdisciplinary Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery DGPW, 2012 Ectopy of the spleen also referred to as wandering spleen is a rare condition and preferentially treated by laparoscopic splenopexy. However, in complicated cases with torsion and consecutive infarction of the spleen splenectomy is required.
Lemke, Johannes +4 more
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Use of Rituximab in autoimmune hemolytic anemia associated with non-hodgkin lymphomas [PDF]
, 2011 The association between non-Hodgkin lymphomas and autoimmune disorders is a well-known event. Also autoimmune hemolytic anemia (AHA), although much more frequent in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), has been described in this group of ...
Fozza, Claudio +1 more
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World Journal of Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF) is a severe complication after pancreatectomy. The preoperative prediction of POPF would benefit patients by providing postoperative management tailored to each patient based on the risk for POPF.
Hiroki Imamura +10 more
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Frontiers in Bioengineering and BiotechnologyFor portal hypertensive patients with splenomegaly and hypersplenism, splenectomy is an effective surgery to relieve the complications. However, patients who have undergone splenectomy often suffer from portal venous system thrombosis, a sequela that ...
Tianqi Wang +4 more
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Laparoscopy in liver transplantation: The future has arrived [PDF]
, 2012 In the last two decades, laparoscopy has revolutionized the field of surgery. Many procedures previously performed with an open access are now routinely carried out with the laparoscopic approach.
Berloco, Pasquale Bartolomeo +9 more
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Splenectomy does not affect the development of pneumonia following severe traumatic brain injury
Brain, Behavior, & Immunity - Health, 2020 The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway offers a proposed mechanism to describe the increased risk of pneumonia following severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).
Rindi Uhlich +4 more
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