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]
International Journal of Nutrition SciencesBackground: 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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Laparoscopic resection of gastric GISTs. Where do we stand now? A single-centered experience [PDF]
, 2019 Introduction. Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) represent a rare type of gastrointestinal neoplasms. Resection with negative margins has been established as a mainstay treatment, but laparoscopic resections are still open to debate.
Alecu, Lucian +4 more
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Prevalence and diagnosis of congenital uterine anomalies in women with reproductive failure: a critical appraisal [PDF]
, 2008 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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Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2011 BACKGROUND: Currently, the most effective treatment for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) is complete hepatic tumour excision.
Bei-ge Jiang +5 more
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Adnexal Torsion in Pediatric Age: Does Bolli's Score Work? Report of Two Cases [PDF]
, 2019 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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The Psychosocial Determinants of Obesity Associated with Food Intake (Narrative Review) [PDF]
Journal of Health Sciences and Surveillance System, 2023 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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Cost effectiveness analysis of laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with standard hysterectomy: results from a randomised trial [PDF]
, 2004 Objective: To assess the cost effectiveness of laparoscopic hysterectomy compared with conventional hysterectomy (abdominal or vaginal). Design: Cost effectiveness analysis based on two parallel trials: laparoscopic (n = 324) compared with vaginal ...
Abbott, J. +5 more
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The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Serum Iron Level [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition Sciences, 2018 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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Robotic Oncological Surgery: Technology That's Here to Stay?
International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 2009 A robot functioning in an environment may exhibit various forms of behavior emerge from the interaction with its environment through sense, control and plan activities.
HRH Patel, A Amodeo, JV Joseph
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Improving Digestive and Nutritional Status of Patients with Achalasia after Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy Surgery [PDF]
International Journal of Nutrition SciencesBackground: Nowadays laparoscopic Heller Myotomy (LHM) with partial fundoplication is recommended as the first line of therapy for esophageal achalasia.
Masoud Amini +6 more
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