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Modern Management of Asymptomatic Carotid Stenosis: A Meta‐Analysis of CREST‐2, SPACE‐2, and ECST‐2

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Recent randomized trials (CREST‐2, SPACE‐2, and ECST‐2) have compared carotid revascularization (carotid endarterectomy [CEA] or carotid artery stenting [CAS]) plus contemporary medical therapy (CMT) versus CMT alone in asymptomatic carotid stenosis.
Aasim Ali, Waqar Ahmed Cheema, Fiza Nisar, Muhammad Shamoon, Sameen Sarfaraz, Ahmad Butt, Muhammad Abdullah Ali, Armaghana Abdullah, Muhammad Asad Shabbir, Muhammad Talha, Hammad Azam, Aimen Anwaar Pannun, Usama Saleem, Anousha Tanveer, Mukesh Sharma   +14 more
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Lumen‐apposing metal stents provide early and late clinical benefits for the management of benign gastrointestinal strictures: Is there a role for definitive therapy?

DEN Open
Objectives This study aimed to characterize the clinical outcomes, safety, and efficacy of lumen‐apposing metal stents (LAMS) in treating benign gastrointestinal strictures.
Ethan Pollack, Dalton Norwood, Hector Caceres, Babusai Rapaka, Isaac E. Perry, Usman Barlass, Rachel Mitchell, Jessica McCreight, Shajan Peter, Ramzi Mulki, Ali Ahmed, Kondal Kyanam, Sergio A. Sánchez‐Luna   +12 more
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Refractory benign esophageal strictures

, 2016
Refractory benign esophageal stricture (RBES) is a frequently encountered problem worldwide. These strictures arise from various causes such as corrosive injury, radiation therapy, peptic origin, ablative therapy, and after surgery.
Surender Sultania, Babulal Meena, Sandeep Nijhawan, Gopal Goyal   +3 more
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Re‐Purposing Sapropterin (Kuvan) for ACTA2‐Related Multisystemic Smooth Muscle Dysfunction Syndrome: A Translational Mechanistic and First‐In‐Human Therapeutic Report

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multisystemic smooth muscle dysfunction syndrome (MSMDS) is an ultra‐rare, ACTA2‐related disorder characterized by severe cerebrovascular disease, aortic aneurysms, and smooth muscle dysfunction. Using molecular dynamics simulations and in silico drug screening, we identified that sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan) is a candidate capable of ...
Moran Hausman‐Kedem, Noa Bielopolski, Vijai Krishnan, Shane Wald‐Altman, Shelly I Shrian, Omer Bar‐Yosef, Livia Kapusta, Claire Shamber, Patricia L. Musolino, Miguel Weil   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Diagnostic Approach to Biliary Strictures [PDF]

: Biliary strictures represent a narrowing of the bile ducts, leading to obstruction that may result from benign or malignant etiologies. Accurate diagnosis is crucial but challenging due to overlapping features between benign and malignant strictures ...
Paraskevas Gkolfakis, Spampinato, Marcello, Singh, Sahib, Fuccio, Lorenzo, Jahnvi Dhar, Ivo Boskoski, Raza, Daniyal, Lorenzo Fuccio, Marcello Spampinato, Crinò, Stefano Francesco, Boskoski, Ivo, Marcello Fabio Maida, Spadaccini, Marco, Daniyal Raza, Facciorusso, Antonio, Marco Spadaccini, Spada, Cristiano, Gkolfakis, Paraskevas, Maida, Marcello Fabio, Machicado, Jorge, Sahib Singh, Samanta, Jayanta, Stefano Francesco Crinò, Jorge Machicado, Cristiano Spada, Dhar, Jahnvi, Jayanta Samanta, Antonio Facciorusso   +27 more
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BIOLOGICAL TISSUES HIGH-FREQUENCY ELECTRIC WELDING IN BILIODIGESTIVE ANASTOMOSES FORMATION IN THE EXPERIMENTAL AND CLINICAL CONDITIONS

Arta Medica, 2020
The aim of the study - to improve the treatment results of patients with main bile duct disturbances, using the modern method of tissues high-frequency electric welding (HFEW) for the hepaticojejunic anastomoses formation. Material and methods.
M Nichytailo, A. Gorbunov, A. Gutsulyak, I. Bulyk, S. Vasylyuk, O. Prudnikov, A. Pavlyak   +6 more
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Reply to Strictures on 'Stricture of Urethra' [PDF]

The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Male Participants in a Multicenter Longitudinal Australian Study Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin, Dylan Hansen, Laura Ross, Gene‐Siew Ngian, Susanna Proudman, Gabor Major, Maryam Tabesh, Mandana Nikpour, Jennifer Walker, Lauren Host, Nava Ferdowsi, Alannah Quinlivan, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Diane Apostolopoulos   +14 more
wiley   +1 more source

Indications for Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Pancreatic Drainage: For Benign or Malignant Cases?

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2018
Background and Aims. Recurrent pancreatitis associated with pancreatic strictures requires treatment with endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERP), but it is sometimes technically unsuccessful. Endoscopic ultrasound-guided pancreatic drainage (EUS-PD)
Daisuke Uchida, Hironari Kato, Yosuke Saragai, Saimon Takada, Sho Mizukawa, Shinichiro Muro, Yutaka Akimoto, Takeshi Tomoda, Kazuyuki Matsumoto, Shigeru Horiguchi, Hiroyuki Okada   +10 more
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Use of lumen-apposing metal stents (LAMS) in the management of gastro jejunostomy stricture following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for obesity: a prospective series

BMC Surgery, 2021
Background Chronic strictures following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) are a troublesome complication that can lead to significant morbidity. The use of stents has been described but the need for X-ray and risk of migration have meant limited use in the
Adam Peter Skidmore
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