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Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2015 The type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the most serious diseases that threaten public health. Modified gastric bypass surgery has been applied to the treatment of T2DM patients in the 1990s, but the therapeutic mechanism to this function is still
Shao-Wei Xiong +5 more
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BARIATRIC SURGERY; RISK AND BENEFIT [PDF]
Basrah Journal of Surgery, 2007 Obese patients loss more weight with bariatric surgery than with medical weight loss treatment. The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure results in more short term weight loss than laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, but the latter has ...
ISSAM MERDAN
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Metabolic Effects of Bariatric Surgery in Mouse Models of Circadian Disruption [PDF]
, 2015 Background/Objectives: Mounting evidence supports a link between circadian disruption and metabolic disease. Humans with circadian disruption (for example, night-shift workers) have an increased risk of obesity and cardiometabolic diseases compared with ...
Arble, Deanna M. +4 more
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The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetic Retinopathy: Good, Bad, or Both? [PDF]
, 2016 Bariatric surgery, initially intended as a weight-loss procedure, is superior to standard lifestyle intervention and pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes in obese individuals.
Docherty, NG, Gorman, DM, Le Roux, CW
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3D‐Printed Gastrointestinal Stents: In Vivo Evaluation in a Swine Small Bowel Perforation Model
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Gastrointestinal fistulae and perforations can lead to severe complications including sepsis and patient death. In this work, the efficacy of 3D‐printed gastrointestinal stents composed of poly‐lactic‐acid (PLA) was evaluated in an in vivo swine model.
Gweniviere Capron +9 more
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Neuroimaging of gastric distension and gastric bypass surgery [PDF]
Appetite, 2013 Several neuroimaging studies are presented, which derive from prior work on gastric distension. Using a nonsurgical approach, we inserted gastric balloons into rats, which led to a marked decrease in food intake that normalized at 8 weeks. Body weight, however, remained below controls, which encouraged pursuit of studies in humans.
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Reducing Cost of Surgery by Avoiding Complications: the Model of Robotic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass [PDF]
, 2018 Background: Robotic surgery is a complex technology offering technical advantages over conventional methods. Still, clinical outcomes and financial issues have been subjects of debate.
Buchs, Nicolas +6 more
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Physical Intelligence in Small‐Scale Robots and Machines
Advanced Materials, EarlyView.“Physical intelligence” (PI) empowers biological organisms and artificial machines, especially at the small scales, to perceive, adapt, and even reshape their complex, dynamic, and unstructured operation environments. This review summarizes recent milestones and future directions of PI in small‐scale robots and machines.
Huyue Chen, Metin Sitti
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Optimized In Silico Modeling of Drug Absorption after Gastric Bypass: The Case of Metformin
Pharmaceutics, 2021 Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for severe obesity and related comorbidities, such as type II diabetes. Gastric bypass surgery shortens the length of the intestine, possibly leading to altered drug absorption.
Arik Dahan +5 more
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Development of type 2 diabetes mellitus thirty-one years after Billroth II in a patient asking for diabetes surgery [PDF]
, 2016 Introduction: Diabetes surgery in obese and slim patients seems to be a superior alternative to the current medical treatment. Gastric bypass is an alternative treat- ment for diabetes.
A. Reyes-Ortiz +9 more
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