fecal microbiota transplant (fmt) research trials are growing in diverse intestinal and extraintestinal conditions that are thought to be either caused or correlated with gut microbiota dysbiosis. although, the mechanism by which the microbiota results in disease initiation or progression is not fully understood, it is speculated that restoring the symbiosis by fmt could have therapeutic benefits.

conclusion superselective tae for lgi bleeding has a high success and low complication rate. there are no statistical correlations between the clinical success rate and several variables, including embolic material, embolization site, and anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication. patients and methods fifty-two patients who underwent superselective tae for lgi bleeding between 2003 and 2011 were...

discussion splenic artery aneurysm is a very uncommon cause of page kidney and to our knowledge, it was the first case of its kind ever reported in the literature. introduction the page kidney is a rare phenomenon that refers to hypertension resulting from any external compression of a kidney by a hematoma, tumor, lymphocele, or urinoma. the activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone syste...

IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD Heart failure is a progressive disease affecting millions of people worldwide. The disease carries a significantly high morbidity and mortality risk. There are multiple pharmaceutical options to decrease this risk and prolong survival; however, despite optimization of medical management, several patients still await heart transplant, the only definitive cure for heart fa...