Reduction of venous pressure during the resection of liver metastases compromises enteric blood flow: IGFBP-1 as a novel biomarker of intestinal barrier injury

OBJECTIVES: Disruption of the intestinal barrier and bacterial translocation commonly occur when intestinal blood flow is compromised. The aim of this study was to determine whether liver resection induces intestinal damage. METHODS: We investigated intestinal fatty-acid binding protein and insulin...

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Main Authors: Hermes Vieira Barbeiro, Marcel Autran César Machado, Heraldo Possolo de Souza, Fabiano Pinheiro da Silva, Marcel Cerqueira César Machado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier España
Series:Clinics
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1807-59322017001000645&lng=en&tlng=en