Bariatric Surgery versus Lifest ...
Background Few studies have looked at non-surgical alternatives for morbid obese patients. This study aims to compare 1-year weight loss and changes ...
Weight Loss Reporting: Predicte ...
BMI and %EBMIL are the most accurate methods for comparing results of patients after bariatric surgery. %EBMIL is based on BMI 25 as a constant endp ...
Reinforcing the Staple Line Dur ...
Background Sleeve gastrectomy involves the creation of small gastric reservoir based on lesser curvature of the stomach, which is fashioned by a lon ...
Alcohol Use Disorders After Bar ...
Background The increased incidence of alcohol use disorders (AUD) after bariatric surgery has been proposed despite limited empirical support. We so ...
Risk factors and prevention of ...
Purpose One of the operative complications of the sagittal split osteotomy of the mandible is a bad split, which describes an unfavorable or irregul ...
Ectopic mandibular third molar ...
Background A tooth is ectopic if it is malpositioned due to congenital factors or displaced by the presence of pathology. Recent literature review s ...
Management of malignant parotid ...
Introduction The aims of this study were to review our experience in the treatment of malignant parotid tumors in material from one center over a 12 ...
Comparison of mandibular trabec ...
Objectives To investigate the effect of diabetes on the trabecular structure of the mandible in an animal model of spontaneous diabetes mellitus. M ...
Diagnostic Arthroscopy of the H ...
Objective Refinement of diagnosis of hip disorders with the possibility of addin 8 minimally invasive surgical procedures. Indications Hip symptom ...
llioinguinal Approach for Aceta ...
Objective Exposure of the entire anterior column of the acetabulum and of the inner part of the posterior column. Indications Open reduction and i ...
C-reactive protein predicts inc ...
Summary In a 6-year cohort study of 751 communitydwelling elderly Japanese women, we found that C-reactive protein (CRP) is a significant predictor ...
Vitamin D status and parathyroi ...
Summary In this cross-sectional study in Vietnam, the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency was 46% in adult women and 20% in adult men. There was a ...
Bone lengthening (distraction o ...
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is a surgical technique widely used in orthopedic surgery for the treatment of various pathological conditions such as ...
Bone structure and turnover in ...
Summary We compared skeletal parameters in type 2 diabetic (T2DM) and non-diabetic postmenopausal women. Bone structure by dual energy x-ray absorpt ...
Omentin-1 exerts bone-sparing e ...
Summary Omentin-1 inhibited osteoblast differentiation in vitro. In co-culture systems of osteoblasts and osteoclast precursors, omentin-1 reduced o ...
Osteoporotic changes of subchon ...
Summary Subchondral trabecular bone structure was analyzed in knee osteoarthritis (OA) patients using 3-T MRI to investigate structural features of ...
The Outcome of Open Heart Surge ...
Although the outcome of neonatal cardiac surgery has dramatically improved, low body weight (LBW) is still considered an important risk for open hea ...
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension ...
The morphology of the large intrapulmonary arteries (PAs) in pulmonary hypertension (PH) has received limited attention. Dilation, pruning, abrupt t ...
Heart Rate Variability and Atri ...
This study was designed to assess the changes in the conductive system, autonomic dysfunction, and global and regional function of the atria and ven ...
Temporary Cardiac Pacemaker in ...
Tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) account for approximately 3% of all pediatric hospitalizations due to poisoning. TCAs remain a common cause of fata ...
A Case of Renal Artery Stenosis ...
Renovascular hypertension is an uncommon disease, but it causes 5–10% of all childhood hypertension. The most common cause of renal artery stenosis ...
Diaphragmatic Hernia An Unusua ...
We describe a case of acute dyspnea in a patient with Marfan syndrome secondary to bowel herniation into the thoracic cavity.
Cystinosis: practical tools for ...
Cystinosis is the major cause of inherited Fanconi syndrome, and should be suspected in young children with failure to thrive and signs of renal pro ...
Expression and function of the ...
Polyomavirus enhancer activator 3 (Pea3), belonging to the PEA3 subfamily of Ets transcription factors, is essential for certain organogenesis in ma ...
Bone assessment in children wit ...
Bone damage in children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a challenge for pediatric nephrologists. Areal measurements of bone mineral density (BM ...