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Ann Gastroenterol
December 2024
Center for Interventional Endoscopy (CIE), Advent Health, Orlando, FL, USA (Saurabh Chandan, Dennis Yang).
Background: Endoscopic treatments of symptomatic Zenker's diverticulum (ZD) include flexible endoscopic septotomy (FES) and, more recently, peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM). Data comparing these techniques are limited. We conducted a meta-analysis evaluating FES vs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Matern Fetal Neonatal Med
December 2025
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia.
Objectives: To compare the values of ultrasound and clinical parameters for predicting outcomes of induction of labor (IOL) among healthy nulliparous women with a singleton, term cephalic pregnancy.
Methods: The cervical length, cervical strain elastography, posterior cervical angle, head-perineum distance, Bishop score, and maternal parameters were assessed before IOL with a combined method-Foley catheter and Misoprostol perorally. The main outcome was vaginal delivery.
J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci
January 2025
First Department of Internal Medicine, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu, Japan.
Background: Mapping biopsy (MB) can evaluate superficial ductal spread (SDS) through the histopathological diagnosis of cholangiocarcinoma, enabling the selection of an appropriate surgical procedure. This retrospective study evaluated the efficacy of MB using a novel sheath system in distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA) cases.
Methods: A total of 199 cholangiocarcinoma cases underwent preoperative diagnosis.
Surg Endosc
January 2025
Gastroenterology Unit, Hôpital Nord Marseille, AP-HM, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille, France.
Background: This study investigates the role of functional constipation (FC) in predicting the long-term success of Gastric Per-oral Endoscopic Myotomy (G-POEM) for treating gastroparesis.
Methods: This was a retrospective observational study. Patients who underwent G-POEM between July 2015 and August 2022 with > 6-month follow-up were included.
J Psychopharmacol
January 2025
Department of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Background: Delirium is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Numerous precipitating factors and etiologies merge into the pathophysiology of this condition which can be marked by agitation and psychosis. Judicious use of antipsychotic medications such as intravenous haloperidol reduces these symptoms and distress in critically ill individuals.
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