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J Pediatr Surg
December 2024
Department of Surgery, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA; Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA. Electronic address:
Purpose: Anastomotic ulcers (AUs) are a rare cause of morbidity in intestinal failure (IF). Prior studies of AUs have been small, descriptive reports. We evaluated a large cohort of IF patients to identify risk factors and describe treatment strategies for AUs.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Faculty of Health, Universidad Santiago de Cali, Cali, Colombia. Electronic address:
Introduction: Metabolic acidosis, marked by decreased plasma bicarbonate and arterial pH, is a common complication following extensive abdominal surgeries. D-lactate acidosis presents additional diagnostic challenges due to nonspecific symptoms.
Presentation Of Case: A 65-year-old woman with hypertension and morbid obesity was admitted to the ICU for intestinal obstruction and peritonitis due to an incarcerated hernia.
Ann Behav Med
December 2024
Department of Behavioural Science and Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.
Background: Nonattendance at colonoscopy is associated with reduced colorectal cancer (CRC) survival.
Purpose: The aim of this research was to quantify barriers to colonoscopy and test the effectiveness of behavior change techniques (BCTs) to address them.
Methods: Two studies were conducted.
Sci Rep
December 2024
Weifang University of Science and Technology, Jinguang Road No. 1299, Weifang City, Shandong Province, China.
Butyrate is one of the most abundant short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), which are important metabolites of dietary fiber by fermentation of gut commensals, and has been shown to be vital in maintaining host health. The present study mainly investigated how sodium butyrate (NaB) supplementation in the diet with high proportion of soybean meal (SBM) affected turbot. Four experimental diets were formulated: (1) fish meal (FM) based diet (control group), (2) SBM protein replacing 45% FM protein in the diet (high SBM group), (3) 0.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHealth Qual Life Outcomes
December 2024
Gastroenterology Unit, Pediatric Department, Santa Maria University Hospital - CHLN, Academic Medical Centre of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal.
Objectives: This study evaluated the clinical utility of the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) by comparing it with objective clinical data and validated health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures in pediatric Crohn's disease (CD) patients.
Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Pediatric CD patients (aged 8-17 years) were enrolled prospectively over eight months from an outpatient pediatric gastroenterology center.
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