Search Results - "Ramirez, F C"

The water method significantly enhances patient-centered outcomes in sedated and unsedated colonoscopy by Leung, F W, Leung, J W, Mann, S K, Friedland, S, Ramirez, F C

“…Failure of cecal intubation when using air insufflation during scheduled unsedated colonoscopy in veterans prompted a literature search for a less…”
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Copepod assemblages in a highly complex hydrographic region by Berasategui, A.D., Menu Marque, S., Gómez-Erache, M., Ramírez, F.C., Mianzan, H.W., Acha, E.M.

“…Community structure and diversity patterns of planktonic copepods were investigated for the Southwestern Atlantic Ocean between 34 and 41°S. Our objectives…”
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Prevalence of buried Barrett's metaplasia in patients before and after radiofrequency ablation by Yuan, J, Hernandez, J C, Ratuapli, S K, Ruff, K C, De Petris, G, Lam-Himlin, D M, Burdick, G E, Pannala, R, Ramirez, F C, Fleischer, D E

“…Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to treat Barrett's esophagus is increasingly accepted. Description of the etiology, natural history, and prevalence of buried…”
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Environment and virulence factors of Vibrio cholerae strains isolated in Argentina by Fraga, S. González, Pichel, M, Costagliola, M, Cecilia, M, Jurquiza, V, Peressutti, S, Caffer, M.I, Aulet, O, Hozbor, C, Tracanna, B.C, de Gamundi, A.V, Hernández, D, Ramírez, F.C, Akselman, R, Binsztein, N

“…To determine the presence of Vibrio cholerae in different areas of Argentina in three sample types, to determine the composition of planktonic communities in…”
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The efficacy and safety of argon plasma coagulation therapy in Barrett's esophagus by Grade, Andrew J., Shah, Ifat A., Medlin, Susan M., Ramirez, Francisco C.

“…Background: Thermoablation is being used to eliminate the metaplastic epithelium of Barrett's esophagus and allow its reversal into squamous epithelium in an…”
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Esophageal self-expandable metallic stents—indications, practice, techniques, and complications: results of a national survey by Ramirez, Francisco C., Dennert, Brenda, Zierer, Steven T., Sanowski, Robert A.

“…Background: The gastroenterology community's experience with esophageal self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) is unknown. Methods: In order to assess…”
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Treatment of Helicobacter pylori reduces the rate of rebleeding in peptic ulcer disease by Graham, D Y, Hepps, K S, Ramirez, F C, Lew, G M, Saeed, Z A

“…We evaluated whether therapy designed to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infection resulted in a reduction in rebleeding in patients with peptic ulcer disease…”
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Effect of exogenus protease on performance, nutrient digestibility, intestinal histomorphometric, meat quality characteristics, carcass yield in broilers fed low protein diets by Duque-Ramírez, C. F., Javierre, J. A., Peñuela-Sierra, L. M., Diaz-Vargas, M.

“…The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effects of increasing doses of protease on broilers from 1 to 42 days of age. A total of 1290 Ross AP…”
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Endoscopic variceal ligation is superior to combined ligation and sclerotherapy for esophageal varices: A multicenter prospective randomized trial by Saeed, Z. A., Stiegmann, G. V., Ramirez, F. C., Reveille, R. M., Goff, J. S., Hepps, K. S., Cole, R. A.

“…Patients who have bled from varices remain at risk for rebleeding. There is interest in methods that would enable rapid eradication of varices. The present…”
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Apical thrombus associated with left ventricular apical ballooning by Barrera-Ramirez, C F, Jimenez-Mazuecos, J M, Alfonso, F

“…Clinical presentation includes chest pain, ST segment elevation on ECG, and minimal or no rise of cardiac enzymes in patients with normal angiographic coronary…”
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Endoscopic retreatment after successful initial hemostasis prevents ulcer rebleeding: a prospective randomized trial by Saeed, Z A, Cole, R A, Ramirez, F C, Schneider, F E, Hepps, K S, Graham, D Y

“…Rebleeding after initial endoscopic hemostasis remains an important determinant of poor prognosis in patients with ulcer hemorrhage. Prospective identification…”
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Success of repeat ERCP by the same endoscopist by Ramirez, Francisco C., Dennert, Brenda, Sanowski, Robert A.

“…Background: The success rate of repeat endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) by the same endoscopist after a failed initial attempt is unknown…”
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Effervescent agents in acute esophageal food impaction by David, J, Backstedt, D, O'Keefe, K J, Salehpour, K, Gerkin, R D, Ramirez, F C

“…Acute esophageal food impaction (AEFI) occurs frequently. Few data are published describing the use of effervescent agents (EAs) for treatment of AEFI. We…”
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Longitudinal outcomes of radiofrequency ablation versus surveillance endoscopy for Barrett's esophagus with low-grade dysplasia by Kahn, A, Al-Qaisi, M, Kommineni, V T, Callaway, J K, Boroff, E S, Burdick, G E, Lam-Himlin, D M, Temkit, M, Vela, M F, Ramirez, F C

“…SUMMARY Radiofrequency ablation of Barrett's esophagus with low-grade dysplasia is recommended in recent American College of Gastroenterology guidelines, with…”
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Do recent reports about the adverse effects of proton pump inhibitors change providers' prescription practice? by Al-Qaisi, M T, Kahn, A, Crowell, M D, Burdick, G E, Vela, M F, Ramirez, F C

“…Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) are utilized for a variety of indications, including treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcer disease, and…”
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Incidence of brain metastasis from esophageal cancer by Welch, G., Ross, H. J., Patel, N. P., Jaroszewski, D. E., Fleischer, D. E., Rule, W. G., Paripati, H. R., Ramirez, F. C., Ashman, J. B.

“…Summary We investigated whether the incidence of brain metastasis (BM) from primary esophageal and esophagogastric cancer is increasing. A single-institution…”
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The clinical significance of hypercontractile peristalsis: comparison of high-resolution manometric features, demographics, symptom presentation, and response to therapy in patients with Jackhammer esophagus versus Nutcracker esophagus by Al-Qaisi, M. T., Siddiki, H. A., Crowell, M. D., Burdick, G. E., Fleischer, D. E., Ramirez, F. C., Vela, M. F.

“…Summary The Chicago Classification version 3.0 (CC v 3.0) defines hypercontractile peristalsis as Jackhammer esophagus (JE); Nutcracker esophagus (NE) is no…”
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Patterns in diversity and community structure of epipelagic copepods from the Brazil–Malvinas Confluence area, south-western Atlantic by Berasategui, A.D., Ramírez, F.C., Schiariti, A.

“…Diversity and structure of epipelagic copepod communities were investigated using 70 zooplankton samples collected from the top 50 m of the Brazil–Malvinas…”
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Effect of acid on duodenal blood flow and mucus secretion measured by reflectance spectrophotometry: a prospective, randomized‐controlled study by Ramirez, F. C., Holland, J. F., Harker, J., Leung, F. W.

“…Summary Background : In animals, hydrochloric acid increases blood flow and mucus secretion in the duodenal mucosa. A significant correlation between index of…”
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Association between insulin resistance and low relative appendicular skeletal muscle mass: evidence from a cohort study in community-dwelling older men and women participants by Alemán-Mateo, Heliodoro, López Teros, Miriam T, Ramírez, Fátima A, Astiazarán-García, Humberto

“…It has been hypothesized that insulin resistance plays a role in the development of the loss of skeletal muscle; however, no cohort studies on insulin…”
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