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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in adolescents with or without syndromic obesity: two years follow-up [PDF]
, 2017 Introduction Childhood obesity is an emerging health problem. Surgical treatment of obese adolescents, particularly those affected by congenital syndrome, represents a controversial issue.
ABBATINI, FRANCESCA +6 more
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Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Ensuring an adequate surgical proximal margin (SPM) is crucial in radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer. However, the lack of tactile feedback in laparoscopic distal gastrectomy (LDG) and robotic distal gastrectomy (RDG) poses challenges in precisely determining tumor boundaries, particularly in advanced gastric cancer, where tumor ...
Rie Makuuchi +9 more
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Laparoscopic reinforced sleeve gastrectomy: early results and complications [PDF]
, 2011 BACKGROUND: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) was pioneered as a two-stage intervention for super and super-super obesity to minimize morbidity and mortality; it is employed increasingly as a primary procedure. Early outcomes and integrity of laparoscopic SG (LSG)
ANGRISANI, LUIGI +7 more
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American Journal of Industrial Medicine, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Since 1997 the Building Trades National Medical Screening Program (BTMed) has offered medical exams to construction workers employed in US nuclear weapons facilities. The process consists of two steps: (1) a detailed work history interview; and (2) a medical exam.
Knut Ringen +11 more
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What Is the Reality of Hiatal Hernia Management?—A Registry Analysis
Frontiers in Surgery, 2020 Introduction: To date, the guidelines for surgical repair of hiatal hernias do not contain any clear recommendations on the hiatoplasty technique with regard to the use of a mesh or to the type of fundoplication (Nissen vs. Toupet). This present 10-years
Ferdinand Köckerling +6 more
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Case Reports in Surgery, 2022 Paraesophageal giant hiatal hernia is a rare condition associated with serious complications if not treated surgically. There are no reports of the minimally invasive abdominal repair of a giant hiatal hernia of the stomach almost entirely occupying the ...
Francisco Navarro +2 more
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How do patients' clinical phenotype and the physiological mechanisms of the operations impact the choice of bariatric procedure? [PDF]
, 2016 Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective option for the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated comorbidities. Recent clinical and experimental findings have challenged the role of mechanical restriction and caloric malabsorption as the ...
Bueter, M, Bächler, T, Le Roux, CW
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Prevalence of Esophageal Dysmotility and Reflux in Muscle Tension Dysphonia Patients
The Laryngoscope, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objectives Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) contributes to muscle tension dysphonia (MTD); however, symptoms overlap with esophageal dysmotility. Study aims were to determine the prevalence of esophageal disorders among MTD patients and correlate pathologies to patient‐reported outcome measures (PROMs).
Megan Brianne Saltsgaver +4 more
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Surgical Case Reports, 2017 Background Hiatal hernias are common. In some reports, hiatal hernias have been implicated in causing dyspnea, syncope, and heart failure. Case presentation An 82-year-old woman with a hiatal hernia was admitted to our hospital because she had ...
Hideyuki Saito +9 more
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\u3cem\u3eHelicobacter pylori\u3c/em\u3e infection in Havana, Cuba. Prevalence and \u3cem\u3ecagA\u3c/em\u3e status of the strains [PDF]
, 2005 There is a great paucity of information about Helicobacter pylori infection in the countries of the Caribbean basin. Almost no studies have been performed to determine the prevalence, antibiotic resistance or virulence factors of the bacterium.
Camou-Juncas, Christine +12 more
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