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Ann Surg Oncol
February 2025
Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Background: Leiomyomas are benign smooth muscle tumors found at the gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) ( Mathew G, Osueni A, Carter YM. Esophageal Leiomyoma. StatPearls.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Clin Med
August 2023
Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
Background: The current design of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS) and single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve (SADI-S) emphasizes the importance of the pylorus' preservation to reduce the incidence of marginal ulcer (MU) and dumping. However, no institutional studies have yet reported data on their prevalence. We aimed to assess the incidence of MU and dumping after duodenal switch (DS) and identify the associative factors.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAliment Pharmacol Ther
October 2022
Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Background: Optimal ambulatory reflux monitoring methodology in symptomatic reflux patients continues to be debated.
Aims: To utilise published literature and expert opinion to develop recommendation statements addressing use of ambulatory reflux monitoring in clinical practice METHODS: The RAND Appropriateness Method (RAM) was utilised among 17 experts with discussion, revision and two rounds of ranking of recommendation statements. Ambulatory reflux monitoring protocol, methodology and thresholds ranked as appropriate by ≥80% of panellists met the criteria for appropriateness.
Clin Transl Gastroenterol
July 2022
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Introduction: Intragastric balloons (IGBs) are a safe and effective treatment for obesity. However, limited knowledge exists on the underlying biological changes with IGB placement.
Methods: This single-institution study was part of an adjustable IGB randomized controlled trial.
PLoS One
February 2022
From the Department of Medicine, University of California, Irvine Medical Center, Orange, California, United States of America.
Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to spread globally and as of February 4, 2021, there are more than 26 million confirmed cases and more than 440,000 deaths in the United States (US). A top priority of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is to identify risk factors for severe COVID-19 illness. The objective of this study was to analyze the characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 adults who were managed in an outpatient setting compared to patients who required hospitalization at US academic centers.
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