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After esophagectomy for esophageal and esophagogastric cancer, more than half of patients have lost > 10% of their body weight at 12 months. In most cases, the gastric remnant is used for reconstruction after ...
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Open AccessBowel obstruction and perforation secondary to barbed suture after minimally invasive inguinal hernia repair: report of two cases and literature review
Laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal patch (TAPP) is now commonly used in the repair of inguinal hernia. Barbed suture can be a fast and effective method of peritoneal closure. We report two rare cases of...
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Functional analysis of recombinant pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor protein with amino-acid substitution
We hypothesized that mutation of the pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor (PSTI) gene may promote a predisposition to pancreatitis, possibly by reducing the inhibition of trypsin activity. Based on this hypoth...