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 ...
The Prognostic Value of the Met ...
Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the metabolic tumor volume (MTV), in FIGO stage IA.IIB cervical cancer pat ...
Osteonecrosis Mimicking Bone Me ...
A 77-year-old woman underwent chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and brachytherapy for cervical cancer 9 years ago. On a follow-up 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose ( ...
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 ...
Gastric MALT Lymphoma and Grade ...
Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) is the most common extranodal lymphoma, with one third of the cases occurring in the stomach. Surgical trea ...
Do Patients Seeking Laparoscopi ...
Background Understanding presurgical psychological functioning is important in determining whether patients may benefit from psychological support b ...
Evaluation of Bone Mineral Dens ...
Studies that evaluate the influence of gastric bypass (RYGP) on bone mass are limited to short-term follow-up. We analysed changes in bone mineral d ...
Influence of Reoperations on Lo ...
Quality of life improves after bariatric surgery. However, long-term results and the influence of reoperations are not well known. A prospective qua ...
Gastric Leak After Sleeve Gastr ...
Background Bariatric surgery is increasingly being performed and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has proved to be effective and safe. Among its complication ...
Duodenal–Jejunal Bypass Surgery ...
Background Duodenal–jejunal bypass (DJB) has been shown to reverse type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Goto–Kakizaki (GK) rats, a rodent model of non-obese T2 ...
Physical Activity and Physical ...
Background A better understanding of the physical activity behavior of individuals who undergo bariatric surgery will enable the development of effe ...
Systematic Review of Same-Day L ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) is the commonest bariatric procedure worldwide. The safety and feasibility of same-day discharge after L ...
Jejunojejunal Intussusception A ...
Small bowel intussusception is a rare long-term complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the etiology of which remains unclear. Except for one s ...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Induces Weig ...
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has been used for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity as a first or definitive procedure with satisfactory r ...
A Review of Studies Comparing T ...
Obesity is a major worldwide problem in public health, reaching epidemic proportions in many countries, especially in urbanized regions. Bariatric p ...
Comparison of Hand-Sewn, Linear ...
Background There is no consensus on the ideal gastrojejunostomy anastomosis (GJA) technique in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). We rev ...
Fluoride inhibits the response ...
The response of bone cells to mechanical loading is mediated by the cytoskeleton. Since the bone anabolic agent fluoride disrupts the cytoskeleton, ...
Metastatic breast cancer cells ...
Among all cancers, malignancies of the breast are the second leading cause of cancer death in the United States after carcinoma of the lung. One of ...
Closed Reduction and Intramedul ...
Objective Closed reduction of displaced radial neck fractures and fixation with a percutaneously introduced intramedullary pin. Indications Radia ...
Strategies for improving the ef ...
Bioengineered bone scaffolds are intended for use in large bone defects. Successful bone constructs should stimulate and support both the onset and ...
Combined vertebral fracture ass ...
Summary Vertebral Fracture Analysis enables the detection of vertebral fractures in the same session as bone mineral density testing. Using this met ...
Vitamin D deficiency in HIV-inf ...
Summary We evaluated vitamin D status in HIV+ and HIV- postmenopausalAfrican-American (AA) andHispanicwomen. Most women (74-78%) had insufficient 25 ...
Longitudinal changes in calcane ...
Summary This longitudinal study examined how calcaneal quantitative ultrasound (QUS) measures change during childhood while taking into account skel ...
Associations of APOE gene polym ...
Summary To determine the association of the Apolipoprotein E (APOE) E4 gene polymorphism with bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures we conducted ...
Metacarpal thickness, width, le ...
Summary Metacarpal thickness (T), width (W), length (L) and medullary diameter (M) were measured in 3,121 X-rays from 231 healthy Caucasian children ...