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Effect of secretin on gastrin release from gastrinoma cells in vitro.

Original article English Elkhammas EA, Gower WR Jr, Woltering EA, O’Dorisio TM, Sparks J, Fabri PJ, Ellison EC. Surgery. 1986 Dec;100(6):948-53. Abstract Secretin appears to have a direct effect on gastrinoma cells, which results in a paradoxic increase in the serum gastrin level in patients with the Zollinger-Ellison syndrome. To evaluate this effect, gastrinoma cells …

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Characterization of the in vivo and in vitro inhibition of gastrin secretion from gastrinoma by a somatostatin analogue (SMS 201-995).

Original article English Ellison EC, Gower WR, Elkhammas E, Woltering EA, Sparks J, O’Dorisio TM, Fabri PJ. Am J Med. 1986 Dec 22;81(6B):56-64. Abstract Earlier experiments characterized the effect of SMS 201-995 on gastrin secretion from gastrinoma in vivo. The results showed that the somatostatin analogue inhibits basal as well as secretin- and calcium-stimulated gastrin …

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Clinical observations and lessons learned in the treatment of patients with thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms.

Original article English Vaccaro PS, Elkhammas E, Smead WL. Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210. Surg Gynecol Obstet. 1988 May;166(5):461-5. Abstract Thoracoabdominal aortic aneurysms can be repaired successfully with acceptable rates of morbidity and mortality. Twenty-three men and seven women (an average age of 67 years) underwent 23 elective and …

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The role of transplantation in diabetics with end-stage renal disease.

Original article English Henry ML, Ketel BL, Elkhammas EA, Tesi RJ, Ferguson RM. Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus. Clin Transpl. 1990;:203-15. Abstract At our center, KPT is the treatment of choice for diabetics with ESRD who are not irreversibly disabled by their secondary complications of diabetes. Mortality, as a result …

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Gastrinoma in vitro: morphological and physiological studies of primary cell cultures.

Original article English Gower WR Jr, Ellison EC, Knierim TH, Elkhammas EA, O’Dorisio TM, Fabri PJ. James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, Department of Biochemistry, University of South Florida College of Medicine, Tampa. Gastroenterology. 1990 Apr;98(4):936-54. Abstract Functional gastrin-containing tumor cells were maintained for up to 8 wk without fibroblastoid cell overgrowth. Short-term cultures consisted mainly …

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Histological Study Of The Effect Of Ibuprofen On Rat Kidney

Original article English Khalidah R Al-Sarraj, Saleh S. Mofteh, Salha Zoubi Department of anatomy and histology, Faculty of Medicine, Garyounis University Benghazi, Libya Garyounis Medical Journal Vol. 21, No.1. 2004:28-34 Abstract Objectives non-steroid anti-inflammatory drugs such as ibuprofen has been in wide spread use as anti-inflammatory & analgesics for more than 30 years and has …

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Combined kidney/pancreas transplantation at the Ohio State University Hospitals.

Original article English Elkhammas EA, Henry ML, Tesi RJ, Ferguson RM. Ohio State University, Department of Surgery, Columbus. Clin Transpl. 1992;:191-7. Abstract We conclude that combined kidney and pancreas transplantation is a safe and effective procedure to treat complicated Type I diabetic patients. It does carry significant potential for morbidity; therefore, it is essential that …

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Whole-organ transplant of an annular pancreas.

Original article English Barone GW, Henry ML, Elkhammas EA, Tesi RJ, Ferguson RM. Department of Surgery, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210. Transplantation. 1992 Feb;53(2):492-3. Abstract Keywords: Whole-organ transplant of an annular pancreas. Link/DOI:

Pancreatic exocrine “burnout” following pancreas transplantation.

Original article English Barone GW, Henry ML, Elkhammas EA, Osei K, Tesi RJ, Ferguson RM. Department of Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus 43210. Transplant Proc. 1992 Jun;24(3):831-2. Abstract Keywords: Pancreatic exocrine “burnout” following pancreas transplantation. Link/DOI: