World journal of gastroenterology : WJG
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Sep 2012
Comparative StudySpectral analysis of bowel sounds in intestinal obstruction using an electronic stethoscope.
To determine the value of bowel sounds analysis using an electronic stethoscope to support a clinical diagnosis of intestinal obstruction. ⋯ Auscultation of bowel sounds is non-specific for diagnosing bowel obstruction. Differences in sound characteristics between large bowel and small bowel obstruction may help determine the likely site of obstruction.
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To investigate national trends in distal pancreatectomy (DP) through query of three national patient care databases. ⋯ There appears to be an overall underutilization of laparoscopy for DP. Centralization does not appear to be occurring. Survival and lymph node harvest have not changed.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2012
How many cases of laryngopharyngeal reflux suspected by laryngoscopy are gastroesophageal reflux disease-related?
To investigate the prevalence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in patients with a laryngoscopic diagnosis of laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR). ⋯ MII-pH analysis confirmed GERD diagnosis in less than 40% of patients with previous diagnosis of LPR, most likely because of the low specificity of the laryngoscopic findings.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2012
Multicenter StudyAdalimumab in prevention of postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease in high-risk patients.
To evaluate the effectiveness of adalimumab in preventing recurrence after intestinal resection for Crohn's disease in high-risk patients. ⋯ Adalimumab seems to be effective and safe in preventing postoperative recurrence in a selected group of patients who had undergone an intestinal resection for their CD.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2012
Comparative StudyColometer: a real-time quality feedback system for screening colonoscopy.
To investigate the performance of a new software-based colonoscopy quality assessment system. ⋯ The results from a novel automated real-time colonoscopy quality feedback system strongly agreed with the endoscopists' quality assessments. Further study is required to validate this approach.