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Background : : The aim of this study was to determine whether esophageal stent placement in recurrent and refractory post-esophagectomy anastomotic strictures improves clinical outcomes and prolongs the intervals between re-interventions.
Sundus Bilal+5 more
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Cholangiographic findings in hepatic artery occlusion after liver transplantation [PDF]
Because the hepatic artery provides the only blood supply to the biliary tree of a liver allograft, posttransplantation arterial occlusion may result in a biliary complication.
Bron, KM+6 more
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Surgical techniques in substitution urethroplasty using buccal mucosa for the treatment of anterior urethral strictures [PDF]
OBJECTIVES: Since the resurgence in the use of buccal mucosa (BM) in substitution urethroplasty in the late 1980s and early 1990s, there has been controversy as to which surgical technique is the most appropriate for its application.
Chapple, C.R., Patterson, J.M.
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Loss of Renal Function After Retrograde Ureteral Placement of an Allium Stent for Severe Ureteral Stricture [PDF]
Background: Ureteral strictures are a recurrent chronic condition that leads to severe side effects and poor quality of life. Management of ureteral stricture is a great challenge for urologists and no specific guidelines exist ...
Alpi, Giorgio+10 more
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The Role of Cytokines in the Fibrotic Responses in Crohn’s Disease
Crohn’s disease is an idiopathic disorder of the gut thought to be caused by a combination of environmental and genetic factors in susceptible individuals.
Renata Curciarello+3 more
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Analysis of the determinants, characteristics and management of recurrent urethral strictures
Background: The presentation and management of the recurrent urethral stricture varies and depends largely on the initial treatment and the characteristics of the recurrent stricture. What are the likely determinants of recurrence?
Nasir Oyelowo+8 more
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Electromagnetic Emission Rates and Spectral Sum Rules [PDF]
The electromagnetic emission rates at SPS energies satisfy spectral constraints in leading order in the pion and nucleon densities. These constraints follow from the strictures of broken chiral symmetry. We saturate these constraints using available data,
Agakichiev+15 more
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Background and Objectives. Benign strictures are the main cause of esophageal strictures in children. They can be managed by different modalities but endoscopic dilatation is the standard therapy.
Hasan M. A. Isa+3 more
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