Gastroenterology

Anti-inflammatory and antifatigue effect of Korean Red Ginseng in patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

BACKGROUND: Korean Red Ginseng (KRG) is a well-known natural product with anticarcinogenic and antio...

Characterization of fecal vancomycin-resistant enterococci with acquired and intrinsic resistance mechanisms in wild animals, Spain.

The objectives were to evaluate the presence of vancomycin-resistant enterococci with acquired (VRE-...

Apolipoprotein A-I: A Molecule of Diverse Function.

Apolipoprotein A-I (apo A-I) an indispensable component and a major structural protein of high-densi...

Locomotion Analysis of an Inchworm-Like Capsule Robot in the Intestinal Tract.

GOAL: Inchworm-like locomotion is one of the most common and effective approaches for exploring the ...

Prediction of Outcome in Acute Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding Using Gradient Boosting.

BACKGROUND: There are no widely used models in clinical care to predict outcome in acute lower gastr...

MILS in a general surgery unit: learning curve, indications, and limitations.

Minimally invasive liver surgery (MILS) is going to be a method with a wide diffusion even in genera...

Survival and Metabolic Activity of Pediocin Producer Pediococcus acidilactici UL5: Its Impact on Intestinal Microbiota and Listeria monocytogenes in a Model of the Human Terminal Ileum.

Pediococcus acidilactici UL5 is a promising probiotic candidate due to its high survival rate under ...

Sexual and urinary functions after robot-assisted versus pure laparoscopic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer.

Correcting and sharing our complications. Misplacement of pigtail catheter, during a Robot Assisted Pyeloplasty. Clinical findings, diagnosis, possible causes and endoscopic treatment.

OBJECTIVE: Robotic assisted pyeloplasty (RAP) is rapidly adopted by surgeons around the world. We pr...

Abdominal multi-organ segmentation from CT images using conditional shape-location and unsupervised intensity priors.

This paper addresses the automated segmentation of multiple organs in upper abdominal computed tomog...

Colonoscopy with robotic steering and automated lumen centralization: a feasibility study in a colon model.

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: We introduced a new platform for performing colonoscopy with robotic stee...

A medical cost estimation with fuzzy neural network of acute hepatitis patients in emergency room.

Taiwan is an area where chronic hepatitis is endemic. Liver cancer is so common that it has been ran...

Current state of micro-robots/devices as substitutes for screening colonoscopy: assessment based on technology readiness levels.

BACKGROUND: Previous reports have described several candidates, which have the potential to replace ...

Vascular segmentation in hepatic CT images using adaptive threshold fuzzy connectedness method.

BACKGROUND: Fuzzy connectedness method has shown its effectiveness for fuzzy object extraction in re...

Total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer with emphasis on pelvic autonomic nerve preservation: Expert technical tips for robotic surgery.

The primary goal of surgical intervention for rectal cancer is to achieve an oncologic cure while pr...

Laparoscopic robot-assisted resection of tumors located in posterosuperior liver segments.

Laparoscopic resection of liver tumors located in the posterosuperior segments is a challenging oper...

Does preoperative diabetes mellitus affect weight loss outcome after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch?

BACKGROUND: Preoperative type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2 DM) has previously been reported as an indepen...

Novel structural descriptors for automated colon cancer detection and grading.

The histopathological examination of tissue specimens is necessary for the diagnosis and grading of ...

Effect of uterine size on fertility of lactating dairy cows.

There are multiple reasons for reduced fertility in lactating dairy cows. We hypothesized that one c...

The rate of mucosal healing by azathioprine therapy and prediction by artificial systems.

BACKGROUND/AIMS: We aimed to assess the effect of azathioprine on mucosal healing in patients with i...

Oncologic Long-Term Results of Robot-Assisted Minimally Invasive Thoraco-Laparoscopic Esophagectomy with Two-Field Lymphadenectomy for Esophageal Cancer.

BACKGROUND: Open transthoracic esophagectomy is the worldwide gold standard in the treatment of rese...