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Prevalence, outcome and associated factors of deranged liver function tests in patients on home parenteral nutrition by LUMAN, W., SHAFFER, J.L.

“…Introduction: The prevalence of deranged liver function tests (LFT) in patients on long-term home parenteral nutrition (HPN) is poorly documented. The aim of…”
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Patients' perception of transnasal gastroscopy by Luman, W

“…Gastroscopy is an excellent technique for investigation of upper gastrointestinal pathology. However, patients frequently request for conscious sedation as the…”
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Endoscopic biopsy features and diagnostic challenges of adult Crohn’s disease at initial presentation by Kumarasinghe, M.P., Quek, T.P., Chau, C.Y.P., Mustapha, N.R.N., Luman, W., Ooi, C.J.

“…Endoscopic biopsy diagnosis of Crohn’s disease (CD) is problematic due to lack of specific microscopic features and patchy involvement. There is no…”
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Early experience with double balloon enteroscopy: a leap forward for the gastroenterologist by Ang, D, Luman, W, Ooi, C J

“…Double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) is a novel procedure that allows complete visualisation, biopsy and treatment of small intestinal disorders. We describe our…”
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A combination of ciprofloxacin and Rowachol does not prevent biliary stent occlusion by Luman, Widjaja, Ghosh, Subrata, Palmer, Kelvin R.

“…Background: Endoscopic insertion of biliary prostheses is now an established palliative treatment for frail and elderly patients with distal extrahepatic…”
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Mathematical model for predicting biliary therapeutic endoscopic retrograde pancreatography (ERCP) by Luman, W, Chan, E.S.-Y

“…Introduction. Magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography is as sensitive as endoscopic retrograde pancreatography in the evaluation of biliary tract diseases…”
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Incidence of persistent symptoms after laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a prospective study by Luman, W, Adams, W H, Nixon, S N, Mcintyre, I M, Hamer-Hodges, D, Wilson, G, Palmer, K R

“…BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is the standard treatment for symptomatic gall stone disease. This study aimed to assess the effect of the…”
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Helicobacter pylori infection is unlikely to be transmitted between partners: evidence from genotypic study in partners of infected patients by Luman, W, Zhao, Yi, Ng, H S, Ling, K L

“…INTRODUCTION We postulated that the oro–oral route of transmission between spouses could be an important route of transmission of Helicobacter pylori. AIMS To…”
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Isolation of a cell surface component of Helicobacter pylori that binds H type 2, Lewis(a), and Lewis(b) antigens by Alkout, AM, Blackwell, CC, Weir, DM, Poxton, IR, Elton, RA, Luman, W, Palmer, K

“…BACKGROUND & AIMS: Individuals of blood group O and nonsecretors of ABO blood group antigens are more susceptible to peptic ulcers. The aim of this study was…”
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Gastrointestinal manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus by Luman, W, Chua, K B, Cheong, W K, Ng, H S

“…Gastrointestinal symptoms are common in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and can be due to primary gastrointestinal disorders, complications of…”
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Influence of cholecystectomy on sphincter of Oddi motility by Luman, W, Williams, A J K, Pryde, A, Smith, G D, Nixon, S J, Heading, R C, Palmer, K R

“…Background—Gall bladder and sphincter of Oddi (SO) function are coordinated by hormonal and neuronal mechanisms. Nerve fibres pass between the gall bladder and…”
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Dysphagia as a side effect of botulinum toxin injection by Kwek, A B E, Tan, E K, Luman, W

“…Dysphagia is a known adverse effect of botulinum toxin injection into the cervical region for dystonia. We present an unusual case of dysphagia arising from…”
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Gastrointestinal Cytomegalovirus infection in non-human immunodeficiency virus infected patients by Ng, K L, Ho, Jean, Ng, H S, Luman, W

“…This is a retrospective study of fourteen patients who had proven Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection of the gastrointestinal tract with no Human Immunodeficiency…”
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Topical glyceryl trinitrate relaxes the sphincter of Oddi by Luman, W, Pryde, A, Heading, R C, Palmer, K R

“…BACKGROUND/AIM: Nitric oxide (NO) may be involved in non-adrenergic non-cholinergic (NANC) inhibitory innervation of the sphincter of Oddi (SO). The effects of…”
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Survey of dyspepsia management in community by Luman, W, Ng, H S

“…Dyspepsia is a common complaint and represents an important health problem in the community. The aim of the study was to survey the diagnostic approach and…”
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Adverse reactions associated with sumatriptan by Luman, W, Gray, R S

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Distal biliary stricture as a complication of sclerosant injection for bleeding duodenal ulcer by Luman, W, Hudson, N, Choudari, C P, Eastwood, M A, Palmer, K R

“…A patient undergoing repeated endoscopic injection therapy for important bleeding from a duodenal ulcer developed intestinal perforation followed by…”
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Nitric oxide and gall‐bladder motor function by LUMAN, W, ARDILL, J. E. F, PALMER, K. R, ARMSTRONG, E, SMITH, G. D, BRETT, L, LESSELLS, A. M, HAYNES, W. G, GRAY, G. A, MICKLEY, E. J, WEBB, D. J

“…Background: The L‐arginine: nitric oxide (NO) pathway has been shown to be important in the regulation of intestinal motility and NO may be the mediator for…”
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One week triple therapy for Helicobacter pylori associated duodenal ulcer disease by Luman, W, Ling, K L, Ng, H S

“…Eradication of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) cures and prevents the relapse of duodenal ulceration. Different treatment regimes for the eradication of H…”
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Idiopathic bile acid malabsorption: long-term outcome by Luman, W, Williams, A J, Merrick, M V, Eastwood, M A

“…Idiopathic bile acid malabsorption (IBAM) is a rare cause of diarrhoea. The natural history of this disorder has not previously been reported. The aim of our…”
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