POEM for Chagas Disease-Induced Achalasia

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Fig. 10.1 Global distribution of cases of Chagas disease, based on official estimates, 2006–2010. Image ©World Health Organization, 2010 Transmission of the parasitic protozoa occurs mostly via hematophagous insects of…

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POEM: Concept to Research Laboratory

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Kevin M. Reavis (ed.)Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)10.1007/978-3-319-50051-5_2 2. POEM: Concept to Research Laboratory Nitin K. Ahuja1   and Pankaj J. Pasricha2   (1) Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 N. Wolfe St., Blalock 412,…

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Introduction: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection to Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Kevin M. Reavis (ed.)Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)10.1007/978-3-319-50051-5_1 1. Introduction: Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection to Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM) Kevin L. Grimes1 and Haruhiro Inoue2   (1) Department of Surgery, MetroHealth Medical Center,…

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Comparative Outcomes: POEM Versus Balloons, Botox, and Surgical Myotomy

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Kevin M. Reavis (ed.)Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)10.1007/978-3-319-50051-5_9 9. Comparative Outcomes: POEM Versus Balloons, Botox, and Surgical Myotomy Steven R. DeMeester1   (1) Foregut and Thoracic Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Minimally…

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Learning Curve and Initial Outcomes

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© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Kevin M. Reavis (ed.)Per Oral Endoscopic Myotomy (POEM)10.1007/978-3-319-50051-5_8 8. Learning Curve and Initial Outcomes Joel M. Sternbach1   and Eric S. Hungness2   (1) Department of Surgery, Northwestern University, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, 251 E. Huron…

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Bile Acid as Therapeutic Agents

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Fig. 5.1 Molecular diagram of chenodeoxycholic acid (CDCA), ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA), nor-ursodeoxycholic acid (NorUDCA), obeticholic acid (OCA), INT-777, cholestyramine, colestipol, colesevelam-HCl, colestimide, and ezetimibe Approximately 90–95% of bile acids (except…

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Bile Acids and Metabolic Syndrome

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Fig. 15.1 FXR-dependent metabolic regulation. FXR signaling regulates lipid and glucose metabolism. FXR signaling reduces lipogenesis (SREBP1c) and induces fatty acid β oxidation (PPARα) and plasma TG clearance (LPL and…

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