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Front Bioeng Biotechnol
December 2024
Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States.
Colonic epithelium is situated above a layer of fibroblasts that provide supportive factors for stem cells at the crypt base and promote differentiation of cells in the upper crypt and luminal surface. To study the fibroblast-epithelial cell interactions, an crypt model was formed on a shaped collagen scaffold with primary epithelial cells growing above a layer of primary colonic fibroblasts. The crypts possessed a basal stem cell niche populated with proliferative cells and a differentiated, nondividing cell zone at the luminal crypt end.
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December 2024
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey.
Background: Acromegaly is a disease with high morbidity and mortality rates. The role of primary care physicians is very important in the early diagnosis of acromegaly. The present study aims to determine the knowledge and attitudes of primary care physicians about acromegaly in different countries worldwide.
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December 2024
Lanshan District People's Hospital, Department of Thoracic Surgery, Linyi, Shandong, China.
Esophageal stricture is the most common and disabling complication of esophageal injury caused by ingestion of corrosive substances. In our case, the patient developed esophageal stenosis due to ingestion of strong alkaline substances and underwent colon replacement surgery after repeated failed dilation treatments. After surgery, anastomotic stenosis and tracheocolonic fistula occurred successively, and the entire diagnosis and treatment cycle of this disease lasted for more than 20 years.
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January 2025
Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery and Perioperative Care, University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Austin, Texas.
Adults ≥ 65 years of age comprise nearly 20% of the U.S. population and over half of surgical patients.
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January 2025
Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin.
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is the largest provider of integrated health care services in the United States and its mission is to honor veterans by providing timely, effective, and high-quality health care that improves individuals' health and functionality. The VA provides comprehensive primary and specialty care, including colorectal surgery services, to eligible veterans who suffer from a disproportionately high burden of medical comorbidities and often belong to vulnerable populations, including individuals of low socioeconomic status, those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning, racial minorities, and those suffering from severe mental health illness. There are many challenges to caring for a population of veterans with benign and malignant colorectal disease due to both patient and system level factors.
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