Shao, Qianwen Xu, Jing Deng, Rong Wei, Wei Zhou, Bing Yue, Chao Zhu, Miaoling Zhu, Haitao
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BackgroundSmall nucleolar RNA host gene 6 (SNHG6) regulates diverse biological processes in cancers. Potential function of SNHG6 in human colon and rectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) was evaluated.MethodsQuantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction, MTT assays, Colony formation assays, Transwell assay, Western Blotting and Luciferase reporter assays w...
Smith, Matthew K. Pai, Jay Panaccione, Remo Beck, Paul Ferraz, Jose G. Jijon, Humberto
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BackgroundPlaque psoriasis and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are both chronic immune-mediated inflammatory diseases with an overlapping genetic profile and have been linked in epidemiological studies. Psoriasis and IBD share similar components in their inflammatory pathways and animal and human studies have suggested a potential role for targeti...
Soin, Sarthak Akanbi, Olalekan Ahmed, Abdullah Kim, Yunha Pandit, Sarbagya Wroblewski, Igor Saleem, Nasir
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BackgroundThe Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) is one of the diagnostic modalities indicated for screening patients for Colorectal Cancer (CRC). Despite being approved only for screening for CRC, numerous studies in the past have illustrated misuse of the FOBT. We examined utilization of the FOBT for patients admitted to a community teaching hospital...
Wiesmann, Thomas Hoenl, Dominic Wulf, Hinnerk Irqsusi, Marc
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BackgroundExtracorporeal liver support therapies (ELS) are technical options (for bridge-to-recovery as well as bridge-to-transplant) in patients with acute liver dysfunction (e.g. acute liver failure (ALF), acute-on chronic liver failure (AoCLF) or decompensated chronic liver disease (decomp. CLD)) to reduce effects of failing hepatic detoxificati...
Ding, Xin Lan, Jiaming Chen, Bailin Qiu, Lin Guo, Chunbao
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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the effect of oral lactulose for pediatric patients with complicated appendicitis, who underwent appendectomy.BackgroundOral lactulose was widely used for gastrointestinal function regulation. However, clinical benefit for oral lactulose regarding its effects on recent postoperative gastrointestinal...
Zyoud, Sa’ed H. Smale, Simon Waring, W. Stephen Sweileh, Waleed M. Al-Jabi, Samah W.
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BackgroundThe pathways and mechanism by which associations between the gut microbiome and the brain, termed the microbiome-gut-brain axis (MGBA), are manifest but remain to be fully elucidated. This study aims to use bibliometric analysis to estimate the global activity within this rapidly developing field and to identify particular areas of focus ...
Radhakrishnan, Shiva Thambiah Ruban, Aruchuna Uthayakumar, Aarthy Kanmany Cohen, Patrizia Levy, Jeremy Teare, Julian
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BackgroundHaemolytic uraemic syndrome is a rarely seen in adults often leading to critical illness. This case highlights how difficult it can be to establish a diagnosis and treat when a patient presents with bloody diarrhoea.Case presentationA 17-year-old Iraqi man presented to the emergency department with abdominal pain and bloody diarrhoea. He ...
Massenga, Alicia Chibwae, Alfred Nuri, Aloyce A. Bugimbi, Merchades Munisi, Yasin K. Mfinanga, Ramadhani Chalya, Phillipo L.
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BackgroundAn intestinal stoma, though a life-saving procedure on the care of many gastrointestinal conditions, carries significant number of complications. This study describes the common indications, complications, and management of stomas and identifies the factors that are associated with these complications in a tertiary care hospital in Tanzan...
Yang, Xun Zong, Ye Zhao, Hai-Ying Wu, Yong-Dong Ji, Ming
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BMC Gastroenterology
BackgroundIntramural esophageal bronchogenic cyst is very rare. Surgical removal of the cysts is advised even the patients are asymptomatic, since the cyst can lead to complications, and there is a risk of malignant transformation. Thoracotomy or thoracoscopy is the most commonly used approach for complete excision of the cysts. To our knowledge, t...
Hippchen, Theresa Sauer, Peter Göppert, Benjamin Schirmacher, Peter Gotthardt, Daniel Nils Weiss, Karl-Heinz Stremmel, Wolfgang Rupp, Christian
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BackgroundPrimary sclerosing cholangitis is a chronic cholestatic liver disease. The pathomechanism is still not fully understood, but there is evidence that immune-mediated processes may contribute to disease progression.MethodsWe studied the prognostic relevance of serum immunoglobulin G (IgG) elevated above the upper limit of normal as a marker ...
