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A proposal for a CT driven classification of left colon acute diverticulitis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2015
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]

open access: yes, 2020
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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Osmoprotectants play a major role in the Portulaca oleracea resistance to high levels of salinity stress—insights from a metabolomics and proteomics integrated approach

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science, 2023
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]

open access: yes, 1978
https://digitalcommons.wustl.edu/bjc_216/1137/thumbnail ...

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Total orthotopic small bowel transplantation in swine under FK 506 [PDF]

open access: yes, 1994
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]

open access: yes, 2018
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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Analysis of Risk Factors for Anastomotic Leakage After Laparoscopic Anterior Resection of Rectal Cancer and Construction of a Nomogram Prediction Model

open access: yesCancer Management and Research, 2022
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
doaj  

Does Preoperative Ostomy Education Decrease Anxiety in the New Ostomy Patient? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
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
core   +1 more source

The psychological challenges of living with an ileostomy: an interpretative phenomenological analysis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
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]

open access: yes, 2016
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.
Burch J   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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