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Open AccessA new surgical technique for short bowel syndrome
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is a severe intestinal disease that causes malabsorption. Long-term parental nutrition therapy induces infection and liver failure. For the surgical management of intestinal rehabili...
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Open AccessSingle-cell DNA and RNA sequencing of circulating tumor cells
Single-cell sequencing of circulating tumor cells can precisely represent tumor heterogeneity and provide useful information for cancer treatment and research. After spiking TGW neuroblastoma cells into blood ...
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A morphological study of the removed livers from patients receiving living donor liver transplantation for adult biliary atresia
In liver transplantation (LT) for adult biliary atresia (BA), we often encounter a cirrhotic deformation of the native liver. We aimed to investigate a morphological study of the removed livers and the patient...
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Open AccessNeonatal appendicitis mimicking intestinal duplication: a case report
Acute appendicitis is a common disease in older children but rare in neonates.
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Ischemic preconditioning and remote ischemic preconditioning have protective effect against cold ischemia–reperfusion injury of rat small intestine
To investigate the protective effect of ischemic preconditioning (IPC) and remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) against cold ischemia–reperfusion injury (IRI) associated with small bowel transplantation (SBT).
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Association of lymphocyte crossmatch and the outcome of intestinal transplantation in swine
The effect of preformed antidonor antibodies have been demonstrated in various types of solid organ transplantation. However, the significance of anti-donor antibodies in intestinal transplantation remains unc...
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The risk factors of persistent thrombocytopenia and splenomegaly after liver transplantation
The occurrence of thrombocytopenia in the perioperative period after liver transplantation (LT) in patients with portal hypertension is not uncommon. In most cases, thrombocytopenia in the early period after L...
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Hirschsprung’s disease patients diagnosed at over 15 years of age: an analysis of a Japanese nationwide survey
Hirschsprung’s disease (HD) is usually diagnosed in patients who are under 1 year of age, however, there are still several reports of adult HD cases. We herein analyzed the data of HD patients collected over 3...
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Incorporation of lipid domains in Cerasome, a morphologically-stable organic-inorganic vesicular nanohybrid
To extend the concept of the Cerasome, an organic-inorganic vesicular nanohybrid, this paper investigates the preparation and characterization of a “mixed” Cerasome. The system consists of a Cerasome-forming l...