Pregnancy After Bariatric Surge ...
Background The present study aimed to identify the implications for the mother and the newborn in pregnancies occurring after the bariatric surgery. ...
Vitamin D Deficiency Before Bar ...
Background Before bariatric surgery, we demonstrate a 96% rate of vitamin D deficiency in morbidly obese French patients: should supplement intake b ...
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 ...
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 ...
Early and Late Abdominal Bleedi ...
Bleeding is a potentially serious complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Preventive measures and therapeutic strategies have not been a ...
Welcome and Invitation to IFSO ...
It is a great honor and pleasure for the German Society for the Surgery of Obesity to invite you to the XVI Congress of the International Federation ...
Multimarker Strategies for Dete ...
The authors are to be congratulated for this timely, thought-provoking, and challenging study. Obviously, a single biomarker for detecting NASH and ...
Low Vitamin D in Candidates for ...
We read with interest the article by Dr. Ducloux and colleagues in which the authors demonstrate that 96% of patients presenting for bariatric surge ...
Bilateral Tubo-Ovarian Abscess ...
A 20-year-old woman, who presented with a several-week history of abdominal pain, was referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 18F-fluorode ...
Incidental Focal 18F-FDG Uptake ...
Purpose The extent and intensity of 18F-FDG uptake in prostate cancer patients are known to be variable, and the clinical significance of focal 18F- ...
Evaluation of Bone Metastasis f ...
Purpose Bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can present with soft tissue formation, resulting in oncologic emergency. Contrast-enhan ...
Evaluation of Salivary Gland Dy ...
Purpose Salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) provides an objective means of diagnosing salivary gland dysfunction in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) patients a ...
Incidental Bilateral Renal Onco ...
Bilateral renal masses are uncommon but can raise a strong suspicion of primary or secondary malignancy, especially during the initial work-up of an ...
Using 18F-FDG PET/CT to Detect ...
Oncogenic osteomalacia is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by renal phosphate excretion, hypophosphatemia, and osteomalacia. This syndr ...
A Case of Meigs’ Syndrome: The ...
The findings of an ovarian mass with marked ascites and pleural effusion are highly suggestive of malignancy, especially in a postmenopausal female ...
SPECT/CT in the Diagnosis of Sk ...
Skull base osteomyelitis is a potentially fatal disease. We demonstrate here the utility of SPECT/CT in diagnosing this entity, which was not obviou ...
Lung Adenocarcinoma Staged as a ...
A 66-year-old man, who presented with bright red blood per rectum, was referred for an 18F-FDG PET/CT after colonoscopy showed two suspicious colon ...
Impact of Lymphoid Follicles an ...
Purpose Although 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT has improved the accuracy of evaluating lymph node (LN) staging in non-small cell lung cancer ( ...
Clinical Significance of Diffus ...
Purpose We investigated the clinical significance of diffuse uptake in remaining thyroid after unilateral lobectomy for thyroid cancer. Methods A t ...
Assessment of Therapeutic Effec ...
Although sunitinib shows a high response rate in patients with untreated metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC), quite a few patients show no therap ...
The Clinical Usefulness of 18F- ...
Purpose Individuals with systemic autoimmune disease have an increased susceptibility to both inflammation and malignancy. The aim of this study was ...
Comparison of the Intraperitone ...
Purpose We compared alternative routes for 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) administration, such as the retroorbital (RO), intraperitoneal (IP) and per ...
Compression of the Right Pulmon ...
A 67-year-old woman, who presented with a 2 month history of dyspnea, had a ventilation and perfusion lung scan that showed absent perfusion of the ...
Necrotizing Cervical Lymphadeni ...
Mycobacterium simiae (M. simiae) is an opportunistic pathogen rarely associated with human disease, although in recent years M. simiae has been dete ...
Depiction of Nidi and Fibrovasc ...
Purpose For the precise imaging diagnosis of osteoid osteoma (OO), the identification of the nidus and fibrovascular zone (FVZ) is essential. Howeve ...