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In the review article the authors discuss unsolved issues regarding vitamin and mineral support of patients undergoing bariatric/metabolic operations. Many patients refer for the surgery already having deficiencies of macro- and micronutrients and need ...
Aleksandra I. Malykhina+2 more
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COMPARISON OF SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF PNEUMATIC VERSUS LASER LITHOTRIPSY IN URETERIC STONES
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Treatments for ureteral calculi evolve, over the past decades from open ureterolithotomy to minimally invasive procedures. Objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of pneumatic versus laser lithotripsy in ureteric stones.
Ata ur Rehman Rana+5 more
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INFLAMMATORY DISEASES OF THE COLON. CURRENT STATE OF THE PROBLEM
The etiology of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) is unknown, and their pathogenesis is being studied. The process, treatment methods and outcomes of the diseases are very similar, while their morphological differences are mainly ...
V. L. Rivkin, L. L. Kapuller
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Thermal effect of holmium laser during ureteroscopic lithotripsy
Background Holmium laser lithotripsy is the most common technique for the management of ureteral stone. Studies founded that holmium laser firing can produce heat which will cause thermal injury towards ureter.
Hui Liang+7 more
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An unusual complication of lithotripsy [PDF]
SummaryThe case described illustrates a most unusual course of events due to a perforation in the wall of the bladder during transurethral lithotripsy. Irrigation fluid forced its way retroperitoneally to the mediastinum. The differential diagnostic problems encountered are discussed.
P. Vaagenes, B. Kvarstein, K. O. Sundnes
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ObjectivesThis study aims to describe the outcome of intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) when used with different indications and to assess the short- and long-term outcomes of IVL-facilitated percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).BackgroundIntravascular ...
Angelo Mastrangelo+13 more
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Bacteria resistant to most or all of the known antibiotics have been causing more serious problems recently, thus increasing the risk of return of the medical community to the times when antibiotics not yet emerged, and incurable infections and epidemics
I. M. Scherbenkov
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ABSTRACT Background Plug‐based vascular closure devices (Pb‐VCD) and suture‐based vascular closure devices (Sb‐VCD) are used for percutaneous vascular access site closure during transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). Until now, no clear superiority of either device was shown in studies comparing 18 F VCDs solely.
Tobias Lerchner+6 more
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The prevalence of morbid obesity is on the rise. Surgical intervention for the treatment of morbid obesity has been shown to provide high metabolic efficiency, acquiring a special role in the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Natalya S. Bordan, Yuriy I. Yashkov
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ABSTRACT Background Intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) is an innovative treatment for coronary artery calcification (CAC). Aims This study aimed to compare procedural and clinical outcomes of intracoronary imaging (ICI)‐guided percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) versus angiography‐guided PCI with IVL in patients with CAC.
Akshay A. S. Phagu+14 more
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