Dimethyl Fumarate Ameliorates L-arginine Induced Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Lourdes Y Robles, MD, Nosratola Vaziri, MD, MACP, Shiri Li, MD, PhD, Chie Takasu, MD, PhD, Kelly Vo, Michael Stamos, MD, Hirohito Ichii, MD, PhD. University of California, Irvine. Introduction: The objective of this study was to examine the effects of an oral Nrf2-keap 1 pathway activator, Dimethyl fumarate (DMF) on experimental acute and chronic… Continue Reading
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Hypopharyngeal Pepsin and SEP70 as Diagnostic Markers of Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
Yoshihiro Komatsu, MD, Lori A Kelly, BS, Ali H Zaidi, MD, Christina L Rotoloni, BS, Juliann E Kosovec, BS, Katie Nega, BA, Toshitaka Hoppo, MD, PhD, Blair A Jobe, MD, FACS. Institute for the Treatment of Esophageal and Thoracic Disease, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Introduction: The management of patients with laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) has… Continue Reading
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The Impact of Sleeve Gastrectomy versus the Adjustable Gastric Band on Active Ghrelin and Metabolic Hormones: relationship to measures of Satiety and Hunger
Ahmed Almamar, MD, Daniel W Birch, FRCSC, Shahzeer Karmali, FRCSC, Arya M Sharma, FRCPC, Andrea M Haqq, MD. Centre for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Alberta. INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a relatively new bariatric procedure that has been proposed as definitive treatment for severe obesity. However, the mechanism of action… Continue Reading
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Interaction Between Gastric Carcinoma Cells And Neural Cells Promotes PNI By Activation Of VCAM-1/ Intergrin alfa-4-beta-1 Pathway
Qijun Xia, Dr, Hongqing Xi, Dr, Lin Chen, Prof. Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. INTRODUCTION: Perineural invasion (PNI) is one of important routes for the local spread of gastric carcinoma associated with poor prognosis. However, the exact cellular characteristics and molecular mechanisms of PNI are still unclear. The objective of our study was to… Continue Reading
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Probe-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy (CELLVIZIO(r)) and Enhanced-Reality for Real-Time Assessment of Intestinal Microcirculation at the Future Anastomotic Site
Michele Diana, MD, Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Hyunsoo Chung, MD, Yoshihiro Nagao, MD, Peter Halvax, MD, Vincent Agnus, PhD, Luc Soler, PhD, Veronique Lindner, MD, PhD, Nicolas Demartines, MD, FACS, FRCS, Pierre Diemunsch, MD, PhD, Didier Mutter, MD, PhD, FACS, Jacques Marescaux, MD, FACS, HON, FRCS, HON, FJSES. 1) IRCAD/IHU, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University of… Continue Reading
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Real-time Navigation by Fluorescence-based Enhanced Reality for Precise Estimation of Future Anastomotic Site in Digestive Surgery
Michele Diana, MD, Pierre Diemunsch, MD, PhD, Yoshihiro Nagao, MD, Peter Halvax, MD, Anne-Laure Charles, MD, PhD, Bernard Geny, MD, PhD, Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Vincent Agnus, PhD, Luc Soler, PhD, Nicolas Demartines, MD, FACS, FRCS, Didier Mutter, MD, PhD, FACS, Jacques Marescaux, MD, FACS, HON, FRCS, HON, FJSES. 1) IRCAD/IHU, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University… Continue Reading
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Self-Assembling Biomimetic Hydrogels with Bioadhesive Properties for Tissue Engineering Applications
Bryan A Johnson, MD, Jennifer Vernengo, PhD, Jennifer Kadlowec, PhD, Christine Iftode, PhD. Cooper University Hospital of Rowan University, Rowan University Department of Engineering. Tissue engineering is a multidisciplinary field that aims to repair or regenerate lost or damaged tissues and organs in the body. A key aspect of tissue engineering is the use of… Continue Reading
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The evaluation of oxidative stress as an indirect marker of the surgeon’s intraoperative stress during laparoscopic colorectal surgeries
Fumihiko Fujita, MD, PhD, FACS, Yasuhiro Torashima, MD, PhD, Chika Sakimura, MD, Yusuke Inoue, MD, Daisuke Kawahara, MD, Akira Yoneda, MD, PhD, Kengo Kanetaka, MD, PhD, FACS, Mitsuhisa Takatsuki, MD, PhD, FACS, Shigeki Minami, MD, PhD, Tamotsu Kuroki, MD, PhD, FACS, Susumu Eguchi, MD, PhD, FACS. Department of Surgery, Nagasaki Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.… Continue Reading
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The expression of Msp58 is up-regulatedin gastric carcinomas and contributes to a poor prognosis of the neoplasms
Jianxin Cui, Dr, Hongqing Xi, Dr, Lin Chen, Prof. Chinese People's Liberation Army General Hospital. INTRODUCTION: To explore the expression levelof Msp58 in gastric carcinomas and tumor cells, and to find any correlation between it and clinicopathologic features of the patients and between it and the growth of gastric tumor cells. METHODS AND PROCEDURES: The… Continue Reading
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Tissue Storage Ex Vivo Significantly Increases Vascular Fusion Bursting Pressure
James D Cezo, PhD, Eric A Kramer, MS, Jonathan A Schoen, MD, Virginia L Ferguson, PhD, Mark E Rentschler, PhD. University of Colorado at Boulder. Introduction: Harvested biological tissue is a common medium for surgical device assessment in a laboratory setting; this study aims to differentiate between surgical device performance in the clinical and laboratory… Continue Reading
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Tissue Tension Is an Important Factor to Avoid Urinary and Sexual Dysfunction After Rectal Surgery
Akihiro Kondo, MD, Yuji Nishizawa, PhD, Takayuki Fujii, MD, Masao Fujiwara, PhD, Yasuyuki Suzuki, PhD. Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University. INTRODUCTION Recently, high precision nerve-sparing has become possible with minute anatomical recognition in laparoscopic rectal surgery. However, it has been considered that thermal damage of the nerve tissue caused by the… Continue Reading
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