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Obesity rates have increased,and so has the need for more specific treatments.This trend has raised interest in non-surgical weight loss techniques that are novel,safe,and straightforward.Thus,the present review descr...
Adults have approximately 20 feet of small intestine,which is the primary site for absorbing essential nutrients and water.Resection of the intestine for any medical reason may result in short bowel syndrome(SBS),lead...
The ileal brake is an important reflex that ensures proper absorption of nutrients.This involves intestinal GLP-1 release,which recruits an enteric-sympathetic-spinal pathway to inhibit gastric motility and appetite.T...
BACKGROUND Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency(PEI)can be difficult to diagnose and causes maldigestion symptoms and malabsorption.There has been a number of studies that have identified PEI associated micronutrient def...
BACKGROUND Pancreatic neoplasms are uncommon in children and in most cases they are benign or have low malignant potential.Pancreatoblastoma and solid pseudopapillary tumor are the most frequent types in early and lat...
Bone disease(osteopenia or osteoporosis)is a highly prevalent condition in society and presents a tremendous,preventable public health burden.Screening procedures,such as,dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans,have al...
Pancreaticoduodenectomy(PD)is the commonest procedure performed for pancreatic cancer.Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency(PEI)may be caused or exacerbated by surgery and remains underdiagnosed and undertreated.The aim o...
The process of food digestion is one of the most important physiologic processes in human body. In this review, we are seeking the views of Avicenna, the most distinguished Persian medical scholar about digestion and ...
The exocrine structure is significantly affected by diabetes because of endocrine structure-function disorder within the pancreas. Exocrine pancreatic dysfunction (EPD) is the general name of the malabsorption process...
The objective of this study was to analyze the current evidence for the use of pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) in affecting survival and quality of life in patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency ...