World journal of gastroenterology : WJG
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2013
Risk of sedation for diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
To investigate whether patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at risk of sedation-related complications during diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). ⋯ In patients with OSA, this limited sized study did not disclose an increased risk of cardiopulmonary complications during diagnostic EGD under sedation.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2013
Clinical outcome in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after living-donor liver transplantation.
To investigate risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) and efficacy of various criteria. ⋯ LDLT is considered the preferred therapeutic option in patients with an AFP level less than 100 ng/mL and a tumor diameter of less than 5 cm.