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Dig Dis Sci
January 2025
Cancer Institute of the University of São Paulo, Av. Dr. Arnaldo, 251 - Cerqueira César, São Paulo, SP, 01246-000, Brazil.
Background And Aim: Endoscopic biliary drainage with placement of a self-expanding metal stent (SEMS) is the preferred palliative treatment of malignant biliary obstruction. Recent advances in the treatment have prolonged survival, thus, increasing the chance of recurrent biliary obstruction (RBO) after SEMS placement. The aim of this study was to compare different endoscopic approaches in patients with a SEMS and RBO, regarding clinical success and time to RBO.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
January 2025
Department of Pediatric Metabolism and Ankara University Rare Diseases Application and Research Center, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Türkiye.
Objectives: Niemann-Pick type C (NPC) is a rare, autosomal recessive, neurodegenerative disorder caused by biallelic pathogenic variants in the or genes, leading to lysosomal lipid accumulation. NPC has an incidence of 1 in 100,000 live births and presents with a wide range of symptoms affecting visceral organs and the central nervous system. We aim to describe the diverse clinical presentations of NPC through case studies.
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January 2025
Department of Exercise Physiology, Beijing Sport University, Beijing, China.
Introduction: Endotoxemia is a common issue for patients with biliary obstruction. The lung is the most affected organ by endotoxins. Exercise training can alleviate lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced lung inflammation and resveratrol has biological effects similar to exercise.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Perinat Med
December 2024
Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Fujian Provincial Maternity and Children's Hospital, Fuzhou, China.
Objectives: To analyze pregnancy outcomes and factors influencing early-onset intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP), offering insights to improve the management, diagnosis, and treatment of ICP during pregnancy.
Methods: We categorized 127 pregnant women with ICP into two groups based on a gestational age cutoff of 28 weeks. The analysis centered on biochemical markers, pregnancy complications, and outcomes to identify factors influencing early-onset ICP.
Pediatr Surg Int
December 2024
Department of Pediatric Surgery, Medical and Dental Sciences Area, Research and Education Assembly, Research Field in Medicine and Health Sciences, Kagoshima University, 8-35-1, Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima City, 8900075, Japan.
Purpose: Cholestatic liver damage is frequently observed in extremely low-birth-weight infants (ELBWIs) followed by enterostomy. We retrospectively investigated the factors related to liver damage.
Methods: ELBWIs who underwent enterostomy at our institution between January 2013 and December 2022 for gastrointestinal disease during the neonatal period were reviewed.
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