Preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy in patients without reflux symptoms undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: utility or futility?

Tagleb S Mazahreh,1 Abdelwahab J Aleshawi,1 Nabil A Al-Zoubi,1 Mohammed Z Girls Hoodies Allouh,2,3 Khaled A Jadallah,4 Rasheed Elayyan,1 Nathan M Novotny51Department of General Surgery and Urology, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan University of Science & Technology, Irbid 22110, Jordan; 2Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Jordan Univer

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Drug Crystal-Related Gastrointestinal Complications Involve Crystal-Induced Release of Neutrophil and Monocyte Extracellular Traps

Ion-exchange resins are commonly used to manage complications of chronic kidney disease, such as hyperphosphatemia, hyperkalemia, and hypercholesterolemia.Occasionally, these drugs can irritate the gastrointestinal lining and cause life-threatening intestinal necrosis.Currently, the pathophysiology of drug crystal-induced intestinal necrosis is not

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Tsunami wave generation by the eruption of underwater volcano

Eruption of volcanoes represents Sleep Apnea Aids one of important origins of tsunami waves and is responsible for most catastrophic tsunami (Krakatau, 1883; Thira, BC).The products of volcano eruption include solids, liquids (lava) and gases.The present article presents hydrodynamic model of relatively slow process of eruption, with domination of

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