Neurolymphomatosis on F-18 FDG ...
Neurolymphomatosis is a rare manifestation of malignant lymphoma. A 74-year-old man, in complete remission from diffuse large B cell lymphoma, prese ...
Laparoscopic Gastric Banding in ...
Background The aggressive pursuit of weight loss in the elderly remains a controversial objective. In this series of 113 patients over 60 years of a ...
Understanding the Significance, ...
Anastomotic leaks and bleeding are the two most feared major complications in patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass (LRYGB). This study wa ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ...
Background The link between diabetes mellitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is controversial. We assessed the relationship between glyc ...
Characterization of the Improve ...
Background The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) has been frequently employed as a measure of depression in studies of obesity, with the majority of s ...
Good Quality of Life in Severel ...
Background The impact of obesity on total knee replacement (TKR) outcomes is unclear. Studies use different classifications of obesity and heterogen ...
Hepatic Expression of Adiponect ...
Background The prevalence of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obesity is very high. The role of adiponectin receptors in NAFLD progressi ...
Diabetes Remission and Insulin ...
Background Most morbidly obese patients who undergo gastric bypass experience rapid remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) but the response in ...
Income Status and Approval for ...
Background Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective and safe treatment for severe obesity and utilization rates have increased dramatically. In ...
Preliminary Surgical Results of ...
Background Recently, single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has been used for bariatric procedures, and this surgery is considered a type of mi ...
Narcotic Addiction Following Ga ...
Addictive behavior following gastric bypass surgery is widely discussed in the lay press, but published reports provide conflicting evidence regardi ...
Evaluating the Safety and Effic ...
Background One of the most concerning and potentially fatal complications of gastric bypass surgery is pulmonary embolism (PE) with published rates ...
The Growing Role of Bariatric S ...
The use of bariatric surgery in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes has been recently endorsed in the clinical practice recommendations relea ...
Intraoperative Endoscopic Asses ...
As an advanced surgical procedure, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is associated with considerable morbidity, especially in the learni ...
Long-Term Plasma Ghrelin and Le ...
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a gaining ground operation amongst the ones applied for treatment of morbid obesity. Though SG is a food limit ...
Fast-Track Laparoscopic Gastric ...
Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is a potentially complicated surgery with significant hospitalisation, especially during th ...
Levothyroxine Absorption in Mor ...
Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) modifies the anatomical structure of the upper intestine tract, reduces gastric acid secretion, and may i ...
Prevalence and Co-occurrence of ...
Background Obesity is considered as a risk factor for many functional digestive disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalen ...
Type III Klippel–Feil syndrome: ...
Klippel–Feil syndrome (KFS) is a complex syndrome of osseous and visceral anomalies that include the classical clinical triad of short neck, limitat ...
Management of recurrent cancer ...
In developing countries, cervical cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths in women, due in large part to lack of screening and patient educ ...
Evaluation of the mesio-buccal ...
Proposition The aim of this study was to evaluate the modifications that occurred in the mesio-buccal gingival sulcus depth of the upper central inc ...
Inflammatory pseudotumor: repor ...
Background Intraoral inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) is a rare, benign non-neoplastic lesion that presents as a rapidly growing mass with aggressive ...
Lateral periodontal cyst: repor ...
Background As the lateral periodontal cyst (LPC) is an unusual odontogenic cyst, most papers are single case reports or series with a limited number ...
Chondral Defects of the Knee Tr ...
Objective Complete, lasting coverage of chondral defects of femoral condyles with hyaline cartilage. Indications Pain, disturbance of function due ...
Technique of Biologic Fixation ...
Objective Treatment of closed comminuted subtrochanteric fractures using the dynamic condylar screw (DCS), with the goal of reducing operating time ...