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Open AccessEfficacy of endoscopic gastrojejunal bypass in obese Yucatan pigs: a comparative animal study
Natural orifice transluminal endoscopy surgery (NOTES) gastrojejunal anastomosis (GJA) with duodenal exclusion (DE) could be used as a less invasive alternative to surgical gastric bypass. The aim of this stud...
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Open AccessA novel pleural-bladder pump for the management of recurrent malignant pleural effusions: a feasibility animal study
Recurrent malignant pleural effusions (MPE) are common and associated with significant morbidity in cancer patients. A new pump connecting the pleural cavity and the bladder may have application for the manage...
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Anal endosonography for assessment of anal incontinence with a linear probe: relationships with clinical and manometric features
Background and aims: This study determined correlations of clinical and manometric features with those of anal endosonography (AES). Patients and methods: Between 1996 and 1999 we examined 58 pa...
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Distribution of heme oxygenase 2 in nerves and c-kit+ interstitial cells in human stomach
Different populations of interstitial cells (ICs) may serve as gut pacemakers or as intermediaries between enteric nerves and smooth muscle cells. However, very little is known about the substances that ICs mi...