Month: March 2021

Deep Skills: Neuroenhancement and Synaptic Plasticity: The Neuroscience of Movement to Counteract The Effects of Covid 19

1. Abstract Deep skills: positive mind neuroscience of exercise to counter Covid 19 Memory and Learning in the time of Covid 19. We must begin to lose our memory, even if only occasionally, to understand that memory is what fills our lives. Life without memory is not life. Our memory is our consistency, our reason, …

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Etiology of Hematochezia in Children: Clinical Analysis of 1122 Hospitalized Cases in China

1. Abstract 1.1. Objectives: To investigate the etiology and clinical characteristics of hematochezia in children. 1.2. Methods: 1122 children older than 28 days admitted to Children’s Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from October 1, 2017 to October 1, 2018 with a chief complaint of hematochezia were analyzed retrospectively. http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2021.6401

Chronic Sigmoid Diverticulitis Mimicking Malignant Neoplasm with Lymph Node Involvement: A Case Report and Review of The Literature

1. Abstract Chronic diverticulitis is a distinct disease entity in which symptoms could persist for six months to longer. Herein, I report a case of chronic sigmoid diverticulitis, with associated few clinical symptoms and signs, mimicking malignant neoplasm with lymph node involvement on contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CT), 18F-FDG PET/CT, colonoscopy, and even surgical-field findings. DOI: …

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Fully Covered Self-Expandable Metal Stent Placed Over a Colon Anastomosis in an Animal Model – A Pilot Study of Colon-Metabolism Over the Stent

1. Abstract 1.1. Introduction: Anastomotic leakage in colorectal resection and primary anastomosis is a common and feared complication. Fully Covered Self Expandable Metal Stents (FCSEMS) have been used for treatment of anastomotic leakage. It is still unknown if FCSEMS affect anastomosis healing negatively by causing ischemia. In an animal study we investigated the metabolic effects …

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Serum Soluble Programmed Death Ligand 1 is Correlated with HBsAg Level and Nucleos(t)ide Analogue Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis B

1. Abstract 1.1. Aims: Restoration of immune responses is considered as a com- plementary approach to Nucleos(t)ide analogue (NUC) therapy for chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) infection. Antiviral immunity is negatively regulated by the Programmed cell Death-1 (PD-1)/Pro- grammed Death Ligand 1 (PD-L1) axis. In the present study, soluble PD-L1 (sPD-L1), which represents the amount …

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An Uncommon Complication of Peptic Ulcer Disease

Clinical Image A 52-year-old man with schizophrenia was admitted owing to symptoms of bleeding at the lumen of the upper part of the gastrointestinal tract. Emergency gastroscopy revealed a large penetrating ulcer on the anterior gastric wall, with symptoms of previous bleeding. Intensive conservative treatment was performed. During control gastroscopy three days later, a gastroscope …

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The Development of Minimally Invasive Surgery for Colorectal Resection

1. Abstract In the past thirty years, with the development of laparoscopic instruments, the gradual maturity of minimally invasive surgical technology, the popularity of the concept of minimally invasive surgery, and the continuous improvement of people’s requirement for postoperative quality of life, laparoscopic and endoscopic colorectal surgery have been widely performed. A series of surgical …

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The Clinical Utility of SPECT/CT Hybrid Imaging on Bleeding Meckel’s Diverticulum in Adults: A Case Report

1. Abstract Meckel’s diverticulum is a common malformation of the gastrointestinal tract. Technetium-99m (99mTc) pertechnetate planar scintigraphy is the procedure of choice to localize ectopic gastric mucosa. On the other hand, single photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) imaging comes up with more precise landmarks and scintigraphic findings. We present a case where SPECT/CT provided …

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PAR2 Involved in Colonic Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor-Α-Positive Cell Proliferation in Diabetic Mice

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: Our previous study indicated that STZ-induced diabetes led to colonic PDGFR α+ cell proliferation accompanied by slow colonic transit in mice, however, the mechanism is unclear. 1.2. Aims: This study was designed to investigate whether protein as e-activated receptor 2 (PAR2) mediates PDGFR α+ cell proliferation. http://dx.doi.org/10.47829/JJGH.2021.6205

Is C-Reactive Protein (CRP) A Reliable Marker for Postoperative Complications in Gastrointestinal and Colorectal Surgery?

1. Abstract 1.1. Background: There are many markers that have been studied in the prediction of the immune and inflammatory response postoperatively; among them the most common one is CRP. 2. Summary CRP seems to be a good marker of the inflammatory response after colorectal, gastric, and bariatric operations, and in combination with the clinical …

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