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Rectal distention increases the frequency and duration of transient lower esoph...
Graça, Jose Ronaldo Vasconcelos; Neves, José Ricardo Cunha; Silva, Sidney Wendell Goiana da; Okoba, WillyIntroduction: The esophagus is subject to frequent reflux of gastric contents as a normal phenomenon during episodes of transient lower esophageal sphincter relaxation (tLESR), responsible too, for pathologic reflux. However, pathologic reflux is mostly associated with reflux of acid contents. Distending the stomach provokes an increase in frequency of tLESR. Objective: To investigate the effect of distending t...
Characterizing an ideal experimental canine model for penile sentinel lymph nod...
Leitão, Bruno Tigre de Arruda; Okoba, Willy; Bezerra, Diego Aragão; Mesquita Neto, Jose Wilson Benevides de; Cruz, Diego AlvesObjective: Develop and evaluate a canine experimental model of penile sentinel lymph node (SLN) detection using a combination of patent blue dye (PB) and technetium99m phytate (99mTc). Methods: The experiment sampled healthy adult male mongrel dogs (N=19; 10-20 kg). After approval by the local ethics committee, we injected99mTc in the glans penis along the midline raphe. After 10 min, PB was injected in the sam...