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Francisco Miguel Sánchez-Margallo +6 more
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The Effect of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery on the Level of Vitamin A, Iron, Copper, Ferritin, Hemoglobin, Vitamin D, Vitamin B12, Zinc and Cardiometabolic Factors in Patients with Morbid Obesity [PDF]
Background: Obesity is a significant global health issue and bariatric surgery has emerged as a critical intervention for sustainable weight loss and metabolic improvement in individuals with severe obesity.
Gholamreza Moradpour +11 more
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli's Score Work? Report of Two Cases [PDF]
Adnexal torsion is a surgical emergency requiring early diagnosis in order to avoid demolitive surgery. Adnexal torsion's diagnosis could be very difficult in pediatric patients because children cannot explain symptoms accurately.
Borriello, M +6 more
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Dye diffusion during laparoscopic tubal patency tests may suggest a lymphatic contribution to dissemination in endometriosis: A prospective, observational study [PDF]
Aim Women with adenomyosis are at higher risk of endometriosis recurrence after surgery. This study was to assess if the lymphatic vessel network drained from the uterus to near organs where endometriosis foci lied.
Bonaccorsi, G. +6 more
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BACKGROUND: Currently, the most effective treatment for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is complete hepatic tumour excision.
Bei-ge Jiang +5 more
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The Psychosocial Determinants of Obesity Associated with Food Intake (Narrative Review) [PDF]
Obesity is known as a major public health problem, with multi-factorial aspects. A complex interaction among genetic, physiological, and behavioral variables affects both the development and maintenance of the obese condition.
Salma Mahmoodianfard, Neda Haghighat
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Prevalence and diagnosis of congenital uterine anomalies in women with reproductive failure: a critical appraisal [PDF]
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of congenital uterine anomalies in women with reproductive failure remains unclear, largely due to methodological bias. The aim of this review is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of different methodologies and estimate the ...
Cocksedge, K.A. +2 more
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The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Serum Iron Level [PDF]
Background: Sleeve gastrectomy surgery is effective in limiting food intake and sometimes unknown and hormonal causes in weight loss. After the bariatric surgery, patients may be exposed to nutritional deficiencies, especially iron deficiency.
Masood Amini +4 more
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How well do DRGs for appendectomy explain variations in resource use? : An analysis of patient-level data from 10 European countries [PDF]
Appendectomy is a common and relatively simple procedure to remove an inflamed appendix, but the rate of appendectomy varies widely across Europe. This paper investigates factors that explain differences in resource use for appendectomy.
Andrew Street +6 more
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All patients operated for oesophageal cancer in Sweden from 2013 to April 2018 were identified, and 246 patients were recruited to this population‐based nationwide Swedish study. The results show that longitudinal health‐related quality of life after minimally invasive oesophagectomy was similar to that of the open surgical approach.
F. Klevebro +4 more
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