Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth and Other Intestinal Disorders
Gut microbiota is the largest organ of the human body. Although growth of bacteria more than 10 5 colony forming unit (CFU) per milliliter in culture of upper gut aspirate…
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Biology of the Microbiome 2
The human microbiome is a new frontier in biology and one that is helping to define what it is to be human. Recently, we have begun to understand that the…
From Culture to High-Throughput Sequencing and Beyond
Detailed knowledge of the community of organisms in the gut has become possible in recent years because of the development of culture-independent methods. Largely based on latest DNA sequencing platforms,…
Recovery by the Mayr Plan
2 Recovery by the Mayr Plan The F. X. Mayr cure is a natural, holistic treatment procedure that applies three therapeutic principles: care (recuperation), cleansing (removal of waste deposits), and…
Illness and Health—A New View
1 Illness and Health—A New View The digestive system forms the root of the human plant. A healthy digestive system is the foundation on which a healthy human being is…
Better Nutrition and a Healthier Way of Life
3 Better Nutrition and a Healthier Way of Life This section provides the reader with an overview of correction nutrition and general health and nutritional guidelines that will help in…
Surgery for Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancer: The Japanese Experience
Fig. 17.1 Flow diagram of patients with borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) obtained from questionnaires administered to attendees of the 37th annual meeting of the Japanese Society of Pancreatic…
Artery-First Approaches to Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Fig. 14.1 Diagram showing the six approaches to the superior mesenteric artery. S superior approach, A anterior approach, P posterior approach, L left posterior approach, R right/medial uncinate approach, M…
The Role and Techniques of Vascular Resection
Fig. 13.1 Lateral tangential bovine patch venoplasty If at all possible we prefer maximal attempts at full venous mobilization in order to construct a primary end-to-end anastomosis (Fig. 13.2). This…
Imaging Evaluation of Borderline Pancreatic Cancer
Fig. 2.1 Normal multiphasic appearance of the pancreas and adjacent structures. The arterial phase image (a) demonstrates dense arterial enhancement of the celiac artery (arrowhead) and mild enhancement of the…
