Preoperative gastric lavage in gastric cancer patients undergoing surgical, endoscopic or minimally invasive treatment: An oncological measure preventing peritoneal spillage of intragastric cancer cells and development of related metastases.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2018.02.023
Abstract: In addition to classical metastatic pathways, recently gastric cancer was described having an alternative route called "endoluminal exfoliation". Provisional analyses demonstrated, in fact, this kind of shedding is associated with several clinico-pathological features indicative of… read more here.
Keywords: gastric lavage; gastric cancer; spillage; cancer cells ... See more keywords
Combination of antibiotics, gastric lavage and nasojejunal feeding—an effective alternative for the management of acute phlegmonous gastritis: a case report
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DOI: 10.1177/0300060520985742
Abstract: Background Phlegmonous gastritis is a rare bacterial infection of the gastric wall, characterised by purulent inflammation of the gastric mucosa, submucosa and muscularis layers. Phlegmonous gastritis has a high mortality rate, even with correct diagnosis… read more here.
Keywords: gastric lavage; nasojejunal feeding; case; antibiotics gastric ... See more keywords