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Carcinogenesis in reflux disease--in search for bile-specific effects.
Microsurgery - 1 Jan 2007
Fein Martin, Peters Jeffrey H, DeMeester Tom R
Abstract excerpt
Bile reflux may play a key role for esophageal carcinogenesis in reflux disease. In search for bile-specific effects, the animal model of esophageal cancer was applied in a mutagenesis assay. Big Blue transgenic mice were operated with microsurgical techniques. Seven had total gastrectomy with esophagojejunostomy creating esophageal reflux of bile and five had a sham operation. After 24 weeks, the mutation...
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