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The adrenal response in critically ill patients, including trauma victims, has been debated over the last decade. The aim of this study was to assess the early adrenal response after trauma.Prospective, observational study of 50 trauma patients admitted to a level-1-trauma centre. Serum and saliva cortisol were followed from the accident site up to five days after trauma. Corticosteroid binding globulin...
Background: The histologic presence of intestinal metaplasia in the esophagus is a prerequisite for the diagnosis of Barrett's esophagus. Thus, use of the term Barrett's esophagus to describe certain endoscopic features in the distal esophagus is inappropriate. There is no accepted classification system for the endoscopic description of the squamocolumnar mucosal junction, the so-called “Z-line.”...
Background: Although jejunoileal bypass (JIB) causes longstanding weight loss, it is no longer recommended as a surgical treatment of morbid obesity due to adverse effects. Methods: JIB was performed on 87 morbidly obese subjects with a mean age of 35 years. Complete followup on 95% of the patients included monitoring weight, metabolic parameters and liver biopsies up to 25 years postoperatively....
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