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A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis [PDF]
Computed tomography (CT) imaging is the most appropriate diagnostic tool to confirm suspected left colonic diverticulitis. However, the utility of CT imaging goes beyond accurate diagnosis of diverticulitis; the grade of severity on CT imaging may drive ...
Abbas, A +68 more
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Using Beatboxing for Creative Rehabilitation After Laryngectomy:Experiences From a Public Engagement Project [PDF]
Laryngectomy is the surgical removal of the larynx (voice box), usually performed in patients with advanced stages of throat cancer. The psychosocial impact of losing the voice is significant, affecting a person’s professional and social life in a ...
Abo-El-Enein +34 more
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IntroductionPurslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) is a non-conventional food plant used extensively in folk medicine and classified as a multipurpose plant species, serving as a source of features of direct importance to the agricultural and agri-industrial ...
Jorge Candido Rodrigues Neto +11 more
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216 Jewish Hospital of St. Louis [PDF]
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Total orthotopic small bowel transplantation in swine under FK 506 [PDF]
Previous experimental studies in rodents and in dogs have established the efficacy of FK 506 in controlling the immunologic events following small bowel or multivisceral transplantation.1–5 To complete the assessment of FK 506 in experimental small bowel
Alessiani, M +14 more
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An interpretative phenomenological analysis of the experience of living with colorectal cancer as a chronic illness [PDF]
Aims and objectives: The main aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of patients living with cancer as a chronic illness. BackgroundDue to recent advances in detection and treatment, cancer is now regarded as a chronic illness.
Appleton +29 more
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Keli Wang,1 Meijiao Li,1 Rui Liu,1 Yang Ji,2 Jin Yan1,3 1Department of Clinical Medicine, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China ...
Wang K, Li M, Liu R, Ji Y, Yan J
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Does Preoperative Ostomy Education Decrease Anxiety in the New Ostomy Patient? [PDF]
Background: There are approximately 100,000 patients with new ileostomies and colostomies created in the United States each year. These patients have specialized needs that include acceptance of altered body image, psychological stress, learning of ...
Harris, Michelle Suzann
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The psychological challenges of living with an ileostomy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis [PDF]
Objectives: Ileostomy, in which the small intestine is re-directed out of an abdominal wall so that waste is collected using a bag, is used to treat conditions including Inflammatory Bowel Disease and colorectal cancer.
Nicholls, Adam +5 more
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Travelling with a Stoma: A literature Review [PDF]
This document is the Accepted Manuscript version of a Published Work that appeared in final form in Gastrointestinal Nursing, copyright © MA Healthcare, after peer review and technical editing by the publisher.
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