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Open AccessRelationships Between Changes in Serum Ketone Body Levels and Metabolic Effects in Patients with Severe Obesity Who Underwent Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Serum ketone bodies increase due to dynamic changes in the lipid metabolisms of patients undergoing bariatric surgery. However, there have been few studies on the role of ketone bodies after bariatric surgery....
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Elective Laparoscopic Repair of Obturator Hernia Using a Mesh Plug Following Ultrasound-Guided Manual Reduction
Obturator hernia (OH) is a rare form of pelvic hernia that constitutes less than 1% of all abdominal hernias. Due to the rarity of obturator hernia, there is no standardized recommendation for treatment, and p...
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Clinical outcome of ulcerative colitis with severe onset in children: a multicenter prospective cohort study
As best practices for treating children with severe-onset ulcerative colitis remain controversial in the era of biologic agents, we prospectively investigated treatments and outcomes in a multicenter cohort.
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A Pediatric Case of Wheat-Dependent, Exercise-Induced Anaphylaxis Solely Associated with High-Molecular-Weight Glutenin
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Open AccessAxillary schwannoma mimicking lymph node metastasis-associated breast cancer: a case report
Axillary schwannoma associated with breast cancer is an extremely rare disease, and previous reports have been limited. In this setting, there is great concern about whether a tumor in the axillary region is l...
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Reduction of acute gastric volvulus in a 3-year-old using a balloon-attached endoscope combined with gel immersion endoscopy
When performing endoscopic reduction in patients with gastric volvulus, it is important to maintain a low level of intragastric pressure and to fix the endoscope in the duodenum. Gel immersion endoscopy is a n...
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Juvenile polyposis syndrome-hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia associated with a SMAD4 mutation in a girl
Juvenile polyposis syndrome (JPS) and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) are both relatively rare hereditary disorders. Some patients with the SMAD4 gene mutation develop both JPS and HHT, a condition te...
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A boy with duodenocolic fistula mimicking functional gastrointestinal disorder
Duodenocolic fistula (DCF) is a rare disorder defined by the presence of an internal fistula between the duodenum and colon. Colon cancer, Crohn’s disease, diverticulum and duodenal ulcer are common causes of ...
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Mesalazine allergy in a boy with ulcerative colitis: clinical usefulness of mucosal biopsy criteria
5-Aminosalicylic acid preparations have been used as first-line drugs for treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). However, some patients with UC present with exacerbation of symptoms because of allergy to mesala...
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A 4-year-old girl with chronic nonspecific multiple ulcers of the small intestine diagnosed by double-balloon endoscopy
We present the youngest patient reported to date with chronic nonspecific multiple ulcers of the small intestine (CNSU) diagnosed by double-balloon endoscopy (DBE). A 3-year-old girl was referred to our depart...
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Transmission of 100-MHz-range ultrasound through a fused quartz fiber
This paper describes an investigation into direct observation of microscopic images of tissue using a thin acoustic wave guide.
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Hypokalemic rhabdomyolysis in a child with Gitelman’s syndrome
We report here the first published case of a pediatric patient with Gitelman’s syndrome (GS) in whom hypokalemia-associated rhabdomyolysis developed. A 13-year-old girl was admitted with weakness of the extrem...
