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Fifty patients with early stage MSA will be recruited and randomised to receive Exenatide injections, or to act as controls in this open label trial. Once a potential participant has been identified they will receive a patient information leaflet, and will be given a minimum of 24 hours to read this

BACKGROUND Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an inflammatory pancreatic process, presents different severity degrees [1]. Over the last two decades, there has been a paradigm shift in the management, from surgical to "step up" approach using percutaneous or endoscopic catheter drainage followed by

The aim of this human intervention study is to evaluate the impact of a botanical-based extract on gut health, immunity and metabolic disorders in healthy adults.

Pancreatic cyst are a frequent finding on cross-sectional imaging on general population. They are identified in up to 3% of the abdominal computed tomographies (CT) and 20% of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) performed for other reasons but the risk of malignancy in pancreatic cysts discovered

The primary aims of the pilot study are to streamline the infrastructure, machinery, and clinical experience with the balloon before the start of the randomized trial. The inclusion and exclusion criteria, and measurement points will be similar for the two studies. The primary endpoints of the pilot

Background: Diarrhea, defined as passage of loose or watery stool 3 times or more in a 24 hour period, is the 2nd leading cause of death in under-five children. It accounts for 531,000 deaths among 5.9 million globally and 7,140 deaths among 119,000 Bangladeshi under-five deaths in 2015. Countries

Clinical Impact of Needle-based Confocal Laser Endomicroscopy of Cystic Pancreatic Lesions (CINE-Cyst) Background The diagnostic evaluation of cystic pancreatic lesions represents a difficult problem for clinical decision making, due to the increased incidental discovery of such lesions during

Patients presenting to the emergency department with clinical signs and symptoms of acute ischemic stroke will undergo initial evaluation. The patient will be screened for study eligibility. A medical history and list of active medications will be documented. A physical will be conducted including

Introduction This study will evaluate the effect on glucose, lipid and bone metabolism following conservative orthopaedic procedures in patients who suffered from acute Achilles tendon rupture. The sedentary rehabilitation period following these procedures may impact negatively upon glucose, lipid

The study will be started only after approval of Ethics Committee of National Taiwan University Hospital and consent sheet will be obtained from all included patients. Patients planned to have PD at national Taiwan University Hospital will be included in this study after obtaining their consent

The study will be started only after approval of Ethics Committee of National Taiwan University Hospital and consent sheet will be obtained from all included patients. Patients planned to have PD at national Taiwan University Hospital will be included in this study after obtaining their consent