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 ( ...
Patients’ Experience of Surplus ...
Background Previous studies have described that many obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery develop surplus skin. However, there is a lack of ...
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 ...
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. ...
Re-sleeve Gastrectomy for Faile ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been rapidly accepted as a valuable bariatric procedure before its effectiveness on weight loss ...
The Effects of Laparoscopic Adj ...
The purpose of this study was to determine whether laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding has a role in the treatment of idiopathic intracranial hy ...
Efficacy of Low-Level Laser The ...
Background Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is commonly used in medical applications, but scientific studies of its efficacy and the mechanism by whic ...
The Effects of Bariatric Surger ...
Background Excess body weight increases both the risk and severity of asthma. Several studies indicate that bariatric surgery decreases asthma sever ...
The Relationship Between Anthro ...
Background Obesity may cause adverse effects on the respiratory system. The main purpose of this study was to investigate how various measures of ob ...
Massive Weight Loss Without Sur ...
Large weight losses are rarely achieved through non-surgical procedures, but are also possible without professional help. A massive weight loss may ...
An Unusual Complication 4 years ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an often performed bariatric procedure for morbid obesity. Several complications are known, includ ...
ESR1, FTO, and UCP2 Genes Inter ...
Background Significant variability in weight loss and glycemic control has been observed in obese patients receiving bariatric surgery. Genetic fact ...
Small Bowel Obstruction After A ...
Reported incidence of small bowel obstruction (SBO) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass varies between 1.5% and 3.5%. It has been suggested ...
Pancreatic Polypeptide Meal Res ...
Background Unknown hormonal and neural satiety signals are thought to drive sustainable weight loss following laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandin ...
The Importance of Methylmalonic ...
Vitamin B12 or cyanocobalamin is an important substance that is included in several metabolic pathways. Its deficiency is a common event after baria ...
Possible Consequences of the Ne ...
In 2009, about 5.1 Mio persons aged 18–65 years lived in Switzerland [2]. As shown in Table 1, about 2% of adults can be expected to have a BMI≥35 k ...
Succinylcholine in Morbidly Obe ...
A white female (age 43 years, weight 116 kg, height 166 cm, BMI 42 kg/m2 ) was scheduled for elective laparoscopic gastric banding. She had a histor ...
The effect of enamel matrix pro ...
The enamel matrix derivative (EMD) has been used extensively as an adjunct to root coverage procedures to achieve periodontal regeneration. However, ...
Effect of mucoprotein on the bo ...
The purpose of this study was to test the bond strength and analyze the morphology of the dentin-adhesive interface of two etch and rinse and two se ...
Survival in common cancers defi ...
Studies on survival between familial and sporadic cancers have been inconclusive and only recent data on a limited number of cancers are available o ...
d-Limonene: a bioactive food co ...
Although limited, observations from cell culture, animal, and epidemiological studies support the presence of anti-cancer properties in citrus peel ...
MAPKs activation in head and ne ...
Cancer of head and neck (HN) represents a diffused group of neoplasia; despite advances in clinical treatment its mortality rate has remained high, ...
Sorafenib tosylate for advanced ...
Despite being the very first molecular targeted agents registered for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer (in the post-cytokines setting) [1], S ...
Infratemporal fossa metastasis ...
Introduction Carcinoma of the uterine cervix is the fourth commonest malignant tumor in women. The disease spreads into the surrounding tissues by d ...
Genitopatellar syndrome, sensor ...
Introduction Genitopatellar syndrome is characterized by absent/hypoplastic patellae, genital and renal abnormalities, dysmorphic facial features, a ...