Multiple radiculopathy as the p ...
Primary leptomeningeal lymphoma is a rare syndrome characterized by lymphomatous meningeal infiltration without identification of systemic lymphoma ...
Two cases of dementias with mot ...
We described the cases of two patients with dementia associated with motor neuron disease, the former with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and the lat ...
Microstructural brain injury in ...
Introduction After minor head injury (MHI), postconcussive symptoms commonly occur. The purpose of this study was to correlate the severity of post- ...
A blood pool contrast aided T1 ...
Introduction The aim of our study was to determine the possibility of using a new functional technique: a T1- dependent sequence with administration ...
Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve G ...
Gastric bypass (GBP) has proved its efficacy 30 years ago in the management of diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for severe obese patients. More recently, in ...
Influence of Neck Circumference ...
Background Respiratory function decline has been reported mainly in the morbidly obese. Little is known about the influence of adiposity pattern on ...
Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava ...
Background Bariatric patients are at significant risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and a subset may benefit from retrievable inferior vena cava ...
Potential Nutritional Conflicts ...
An increasing number of morbidly obese patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are sequentially undergoing bariatric surgery followed by renal ...
Does Pregnancy Increase the Nee ...
Background Over 80% of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) patients are women, and approximately half of these are of reproductive age; t ...
Long-term Outcome with the Prop ...
The use of prosthetic material to prevent incisional hernia in clean-contaminated procedures as bariatric surgery remains controversial. We present ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Obesity increases the risk of progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD) towards kidney failure and may preclude access to kidney transplantation. ...
Adjustable Intragastric Balloon ...
Intragastric balloons are associated with (1) early period intolerance, (2) diminished effect within 3–4 months, and (3) bowel obstruction risk mand ...
Radiation-induced malignant fib ...
Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) originates from primitive mesenchymal cells and has the capacity for dual histiocytic and fibroblastic differen ...
The characterization of dentin ...
The objective of this study is to characterize the defects in the dentin surface after air polishing for three types of polishing powders and five d ...
Prevention of venous thromboemb ...
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), a common complication in patients with cancer, is associated with increased risk of morbidity, mortality, and recurren ...
Isotretinoin effect on alveolar ...
Objectives To evaluate isotretinoin effect on alveolar repair after tooth extraction of maxillary incisor and serum calcium levels in rats. Study d ...
Mass retraction movement of the ...
Background Several studies have demonstrated the application of mini-implants in the orthodontic treatment as anchorage during the retraction moveme ...
Eosinophilic ulcer: the role of ...
Introduction Eosinophilic ulcer (EU) is a rare pathology and its etiology is still slightly known. It is a benign lesion characterized by fast-growi ...
Flexible but Stable Intramedull ...
Abstract Objective Prevention of fracture and healing of bone cysts in juveniles as well as stabilization and healing of pathologic fractures main ...
Markers of bone turnover for th ...
Summary The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the International Federation of Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (IFCC) recomm ...
Socioeconomic status and bone h ...
Summary The association between socioeconomic status (SES) and bone health, specifically in men, is unclear. Based upon data from the large prospect ...
Quantitative genetic study of t ...
Summary The study assessed contribution of genetic factors to variability of osteopontin (OPN) levels. Evidence of association of OPN levels with po ...
Bone loss and impaired fracture ...
Summary Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in impaired fracture healing in mice while leading to significant bone loss. Poor fracture healing followin ...
Fracture prediction and calibra ...
Summary A new Canadian WHO fracture risk assessment (FRAX®) tool to predict 10-year fracture probability was compared with observed 10-year fracture ...
Low bone mineral density is ass ...
Summary We studied the nature of the relationship between bone mineral density (BMD) and the risk of death among elderly men. BMD was associated wit ...