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BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon for Treatment of Morbid Obesity in Prader–Willi Syndrome: Specific Risks and Benefits
Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is progressive, severe, and resistant to dietary, pharmacological, and behavioral treatment. A body weight reduction is mandatory to reduce the risk of cardio-respiratory...
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Role of cyclosporin in preventing or delaying colectomy in children with severe ulcerative colitis
Oral cyclosporin (CyA) has been widely and successfully used in adult patients with severe ulcerative colitis (UC) to delay or avoid colectomy.
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The role of transanal endorectal pull-through in the treatment of Hirschsprung's disease – a multicenter experience
The transanal approach (TAA) is a new technique for surgery of Hirschsprung's disease (HD) that was introduced by de la Torre in 1998. The purpose of this multicenter study, including experience from three Aus...
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The effect of mucin on bacterial translocation in I-407 fetal and Caco-2 adult enterocyte cultured cell lines
Although the intestinal mucosa forms a crucial barrier between the host and the environment, bacterial translocation (BT) occurs frequently in neonates and may be a source of sepsis. The intestinal mucous gel...
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Gastroesophageal reflux in neurologically impaired children: partial or total fundoplication?
Background: It is difficult to give guidelines when approaching gastroesophageal disease in neurologically impaired children. Indication for surgery has been increasing over recent years, but there is no consens...
