Factors affecting brain structu ...
Introduction The purpose of this study was to characterize brain volumetric differences in HIV seropositive and seronegative men and to determine ef ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ( ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 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 ...
Preoperative Predictors of Weig ...
Background Obesity affects 32% of adults in the USA. Surgery generates substantial weight loss, but 20–30% fails to achieve successful weight loss. ...
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 ...
Bariatric Surgery: 1-Year Weigh ...
Background Bariatric surgery is the most effective obesity treatment in terms of weight loss and resolution of comorbidities. Roux-en-Y bypass surge ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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, ...