Neurologic complications of bariatric surgery: involvement of central, peripheral, and enteric nervous systems [0.03%]
代谢手术的神经并发症：中枢、外周和肠神经系统受累
David J Frantz
David J Frantz
Approximately one in three Americans is obese. Current society guidelines recommend bariatric surgery after conservative measures at weight loss have failed. The frequency of bariatric surgeries has increased significantly over the past dec...
Brian E Lacy,John Levenick,Michael Crowell
Brian E Lacy
Constipation is a highly prevalent disorder. Some patients suffer from acute, intermittent episodes of constipation. Others, however, suffer from chronic constipation, a term that refers to those patients with symptoms of constipation for m...
When is irritable bowel syndrome not irritable bowel syndrome? Diagnosis and treatment of chronic functional abdominal pain [0.03%]
当ibs并非ibs时——慢性功能性腹痛的诊断与治疗
Madhusudan Grover
Madhusudan Grover
Functional abdominal pain syndrome (FAPS) is a distinct chronic gastrointestinal (GI) pain disorder characterized by the presence of constant or frequently recurring abdominal pain that is not associated with eating, change in bowel habits,...
Sanjiv Harpavat,Mohan Pammi,Mark Gilger
Sanjiv Harpavat
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is an inflammatory intestinal disease of premature newborns, thought to result in part from overactivity of the innate immune system. NEC has been well-studied from the perspective of prevention; however, aft...
E. coli O157:H7 and other toxigenic strains: the curse of global food distribution [0.03%]
致病性大肠杆菌O157:H7等菌株：全球食品分配的隐患
Mary F Bavaro
Mary F Bavaro
It is estimated that there are approximately 76 million illnesses, 325,000 hospitalizations, and 5,200 deaths in the US each year attributed to foodborne outbreaks with a total cost of 10-83 billion US dollars a year. While the rates of foo...
David M You,Mark D Johnson
David M You
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is common worldwide, but the majority are asymptomatic. However, during initial infection or reactivation, CMV can cause tissue-invasive end-organ damage including in the gastrointestinal tract, especially in...
Jeffrey S Weissman,Walter Coyle
Jeffrey S Weissman
Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is a leading cause of antibiotic- and healthcare-related diarrhea. Predisposing factors for infection include antimicrobial use, exposure to healthcare settings, inflammatory bowel disease, chemotherapy...
Ganesh R Veerappan,John Betteridge,Patrick E Young
Ganesh R Veerappan
Probiotics are organisms which provide a desired and beneficial effect on human health. With recent evidence implicating a disruption in the balance of the gastrointestinal microbiome and intestinal immunity as a potential trigger for infla...
Medical update and potential advances in the treatment of pediatric intestinal failure [0.03%]
儿科肠功能衰竭治疗的最新进展与潜在突破
Nader N Youssef,Adam G Mezoff,Beth A Carter et al.
Nader N Youssef et al.
Short bowel syndrome (SBS) and intestinal failure are chronic malabsorption disorders with considerable nutritional and growth consequences in children. Intestinal failure occurs when the functional gastrointestinal mass is reduced even if ...
Gastroesophageal reflux in cystic fibrosis: current understandings of mechanisms and management [0.03%]
囊性纤维化患者的胃食管反流：发病机制和治疗的最新认识
Hayat M Mousa,Frederick W Woodley
Hayat M Mousa
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an inherited disease that affects both the lungs and the digestive system in children and adults. Thick mucus fills the gut and blocks lumens of the pancreas and hepatobiliary systems, creating insufficient pancreas ...