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Obesity and kidney stone disease. A systematic review [PDF]

, 2018
INTRODUCTION: Currently, abdominal obesity has reached an epidemic stage and obesity represents an important challenge for worldwide health authorities. Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that the stone risk incidence increases with Body Mass Index,
AL SALHI, Yazan, Bozzini, Giorgio, Carbone, Antonio, DE NUNZIO, Cosimo, Fuschi, Andrea, Mazzaferro, Sandro, Palleschi, Giovanni, Pastore, ANTONIO LUIGI, Tasca, Andrea   +8 more
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Impact of bariatric surgery on cerebral vascular reactivity and cognitive function: a non-randomized pilot study

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2020
Background Bariatric surgery is an effective long-term weight loss strategy yielding improvements in neurocognitive function; however, the mechanism(s) responsible for these improvements remains unclear.
Wesley J. Tucker, Binu P. Thomas, Nancy Puzziferri, T. Jake Samuel, Vlad G. Zaha, Ildiko Lingvay, Jaime Almandoz, Jing Wang, Edward A. Gonzales, R. Matthew Brothers, Michael D. Nelson   +10 more
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Structural changes in intestinal enteroendocrine cells after ileal interposition in normal rats [PDF]

, 2011
INTRODUCTION: No therapeutic approach has significantly impacted the progression of diabetes. As early improvement of glicaemic control is observed after bariatric surgeries, there is currently a search for surgical procedures that can promote euglycemia
Aparecida Hirata, Bianca Marigliani, Gilmara Aguiar-Yamaguchi, Gustavo Miguel, José-Francisco Borborema, João-Luiz Azevedo, João-Luiz Azevedo, João-Luiz Azevedo, Karina Neves, Linda Bernardes, Lucas Leal, Marcelo Carlini, Maria Alves, Otavio Azevedo, Paolo Lourenco, Rudy Rocha, Wellington Cardia   +16 more
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Short-term outcomes of laparoscopic gastric plication in morbidly obese patients: Importance of postoperative follow-up [PDF]

, 2013
Demand for feasible, safe, and preferably low-cost methods of weight reduction is rising every day. The present study reports findings from laparoscopic gastric plication (LGP), which is a new restrictive bariatric technique, combined with a ...
Maleki, A.R., Niazi, M., Talebpour, M.
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Enhanced Endoscopic Internal Drainage of Gastric Abscess Through Additively Manufactured Stents

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Postoperative gastric leaks are often treated with off‐label biliary double‐pigtail stents, yet conventional extruded designs are not optimized for leak anatomy, can migrate, and may limit abscess evacuation. PETALS is introduced to optimize transmural drainage geometry and enable patient‐specific 3D‐printable stents.
Parima Phowarasoontorn, Yongbin Ko, Juan S. Barajas‐Gamboa, Juan P. Pantoja, Oraib Al‐Ketan, Mohamed Ali, Sungyun Sohn, Heba Tageldeen Naser, Abdel‐Hameed Dabbour, Batoul Khlaifat, Ahmed AlZubaidi, Carlos Abril Vega, John Rodriguez, Matthew Kroh, Khalil B. Ramadi   +14 more
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Current Status of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery in Korea [PDF]

Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016
Bariatric surgery is considered to be the most effective treatment modality in maintaining long-term weight reduction and improving obesity-related conditions in morbidly obese patients.
Youn-Baik Choi
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Bariatric Surgery as a Treatment to Obesity [PDF]

, 2019
This paper focuses on the efficiency and effectiveness that bariatric surgery provides as a treatment for the obesity epidemic that is ever-growing in our country. By taking into account scientific, ethnographical, scholarly, statistic-based, and various
Dunn, Morgan D
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The Benefit of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Obese Adolescents on Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Hepatic Fibrosis [PDF]

, 2017
Objective To determine whether bariatric surgery is effective for the treatment of nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) in adolescence, we compared the efficacy of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with that of lifestyle intervention (nonsurgical ...
Alisi, Anna, Baumann, Ulrich, Caccamo, Romina, Cutrera, Renato, De Peppo, Francesco, De Stefanis, Cristiano, Giordano, Ugo, Manco, Melania, Mosca, Antonella, Nobili, Valerio, Silecchia, Gianfranco   +10 more
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Adhesion‐Related Macrophages Regulate Metabolic Homeostasis Through CAV‐1 Dependency

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Adipose tissue harbors a distinct macrophage subpopulation, termed adhesion‐related macrophages (ARMs), which stably adhere to adipocytes. In obesity, ARMs represent the major expanding macrophage subset. They acquire material from adipocytes and rely on Caveolin‐1 for sustained lipid handling.
Wanyu Hu, Xiyan Liao, Limin Xie, Xiaoxiao Sun, Luodi Jing, Qin Zeng, Hongwei Jiang, Haowei Zhang, Lei Li, Fanqi Wang, Dandan Wang, Ying Mei, Yujin Din, Jianfeng Song, Wufuer Aini, Hui Zhou, Wanqin Xie, Helong Dai, Wei Liu, Joey Liu, Yan Cheng, Feng Liu, Willa A. Hsueh, Tuo Deng   +23 more
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Metabolic and respiratory co-morbidities in obese patients before and after bariatric surgery in Al-Madinah Region, (western Saudi Arabia): A tertiary center experience

SVU - International Journal of Medical Sciences
Background: Obesity is a global public health concern associated with numerous comorbidities in adolescent children and in adults. Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective intervention for weight loss.
Asim Mukhideer Almughamsi , Mohamed Abdelnaem Aly , Muayad Ahmed Alfarsi , Ahmed Modawi Alahmari , Rema Mohammed Alhazmi , Shaden Mohammed Alhazmi , Raghad Abdulrazaq Makhdom , Reema Ahmed Alfadhli , Lujain Abdulaziz Aljohani , Ghaidaa Salem Elmehallawy , Salah Mohamed El Sayed* , Alfarazdeg Ageed Saad , Abdel-Raheem Donkol , Mohamed Ramadan Abdallah   +13 more
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