Vertebral artery variations at ...
Introduction The craniovertebral junction is clinically important. The vertebral artery (VA) in its several variations runs within this area. We rep ...
Ethanol threshold doses for sys ...
Introduction Ethanol has been used for many years for superficial venous malformations (VM) sclerotherapy. Although ethanol is well-tolerated in mos ...
Endovascular embolization for s ...
Introduction Perimedullary arteriovenous fistula (AVF) has shunt on the spinal cord surface and it can be treated with surgery, or endovascular embo ...
CT angiography helps to differe ...
Introduction Currently, there is no reliable method to differentiate acute from chronic carotid occlusion. We propose a novel CTA-based method to di ...
Roux en Y Gastric Bypass by Sin ...
Background Although the laparoscopic technique of Roux en Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) has popularized this weight loss procedure, the costs are justifi ...
Perioperative Outcomes of Lapar ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has become a standard restrictive procedure in the USA for the treatment of severe obesity (body mass ...
Determination of the Relationsh ...
Background The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between gastric wall thickness and BMI. Methods Bariatric surgery patients underg ...
Development of a Group Therapy ...
Background The prevalence rate of mental disorders in severely obese patients appears to be high. In the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Heide ...
Is Intestinal Gluconeogenesis a ...
Background In 2008, Troy et al. hypothesised that under fasting conditions, intestinal gluconeogenesis generates glucose levels in the portal vein w ...
The Gastric Sleeve: Losing Weig ...
Background Recently, the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become popular as a single-stage procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity an ...
Relative Outcome Measures for B ...
Background Bariatric results expressed in the relative measure excess weight loss (%EWL) vary significantly by initial body mass index (BMI): the he ...
Cardiac Arrest During Laparosco ...
Obese patients often may demonstrate an acquired prolonged QTc interval due to alteration in cardiac physiology, electrolyte disturbances, and/or me ...
Access-Port Fixation on the Lef ...
Access-port (AP) complications after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) are often seen but seldom reported in literature. AP complicatio ...
Improvement of Insulin Resistan ...
Background This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the duodenojejunal bypass liner (DJBL) in the improvement of insulin resistance and redu ...
Gastric Band Erosion in 63 Case ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) remains the most popular bariatric procedure performed in Australia and Europe. Gastric ba ...
Metabolic Laparoscopic Gastric ...
Background Bariatric surgery has been proposed as the most effective treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and body mass index ...
Physical Activity in Gastric By ...
Background This study examined self-reported frequency and intensity of physical activity in gastric bypass patients, and the relationship between p ...
Dental pulp stem cells in regen ...
Stem cells constitute the source of differentiated cells for the generation of tissues during development, and for regeneration of tissues that are ...
Plerixafor in non-Hodgkin’s lym ...
Autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) is the standard of care for multiple myeloma (MM) and relapsing non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) patients. ...
Simon-Emmanuel Duplay’s (1836–1 ...
Simon-Emmanuel Duplay was a distinguished example of the French clinicopathological school and his researches on cancer inaugurated the modern perio ...
Temporal abscess after third mo ...
Background Dental infections resulting before or after third molar removal are complications in which the maxillofacial surgeon may have to initiate ...
Comparison of onset and duratio ...
Purpose This randomized double-blind investigation was conducted to compare the onset and duration of action of soft tissue and pulpal anesthesia wi ...
BMI change is associated with f ...
Summary Few studies have examined the association between body mass index (BMI) change and fracture in a general population. We observed that BMI lo ...
Mortality rates after incident ...
Summary Non-traumatic fractures at typical osteoporotic sites are associated with increased mortality across all age groups, particularly in men. Fu ...
Comparing methods to identify h ...
Summary The inpatient principal diagnosis in Medicare claims identified 96% of hip fractures in hospitalized nursing home residents with high rates ...