© 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,…
© 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…
© 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,…
© 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…
Gallbladder stones CBD stones Cholesterol stone (%) 58.3 31.1 Bilirubin stone Black pigment stone (%) 23.7 11.8 Brown pigment stone (%) 15.9 54.3 Others (%) 2.1 2.8 6.3 Cholesterol…
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…
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…
Fig. 11.1 Bar charts of five bile acids that are differentially expressed among patients with Child–Pugh A, B, and C cirrhosis. Serum levels of GCA, GCDCA, TCA, TCDCA, and GUDCA…
Fig. 8.1 Etiology of PSC Three ulcerative colitis (UC) susceptibility loci associated with PSC, harboring the putative candidate genes REL, IL2, and CARD9, have been identified [6]. A study reported…
Fig. 10.1 Bile acid receptors (FXR, TGR5) and metabolic regulation in the liver. FXR is expressed in hepatocytes in the liver. TGR5 is expressed in LSECs and Kupffer cells in…
