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Obesity, Bariatric Surgery and Obstructive Sleep Apnea—A Narrative Literature Review

Medicina, 2023
The purpose of this review was to analyze the available literature on the subject of obesity and obstructive sleep apnea. We searched for available articles for the time period from 2013 to 2023.
Krzysztof Wyszomirski, Maciej Walędziak, Anna Różańska-Walędziak   +2 more
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Preventing type 2 diabetes, overweight and obesity in the Norwegian primary healthcare: a longitudinal design with 60 months follow-up results and a cross-sectional design with comparison of dropouts versus completers

BMJ Open, 2022
Objectives Studies have demonstrated that it is possible to prevent type 2 diabetes for individuals at high risk, but long-term results in the primary healthcare are limited and high dropout rates have been reported.Design A longitudinal design was used ...
Ingrid Sørdal Følling, Bård Kulseng, Christian Klöckner, Monica Tømmervold Devle   +3 more
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'I'd kill anyone who tried to take my band away' : obesity surgery, critical fat politics and the 'problem' of patient demand [PDF]

, 2012
Obesity surgery is commonly figured within Fat Studies as the violent mutilation of the fat body, and as the unjustifiable apotheosis of the war on obesity.
Throsby, Karen
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The paradox of Zeno in bariatric surgery weight loss: Superobese patients run faster than morbidly obese patients, but can't overtake them

Frontiers in Surgery, 2023
IntroductionSuperobesity (SO) is defined as a BMI > 50 Kg/m2, and represents the extreme severity of the disease, resulting in a challenge for the surgeons.MethodsIn this retrospective study we aimed to compare the outcomes of SO patients compared to ...
Fabio Medas, Enrico Moroni, Simona Deidda, Luigi Zorcolo, Angelo Restivo, Gian Luigi Canu, Federico Cappellacci, Pietro Giorgio Calò, Stefano Pintus, Giovanni Fantola   +9 more
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Comparison of Short and Long-Term Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents and Adults

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Objective: We sought to compare the short and long-term outcomes of MBS in adolescents vs. adults who have undergone a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or Sleeve gastrectomy (SG).Design: Retrospective cohort study.Setting: Single tertiary care academic ...
Fatima Cody Stanford, Fatima Cody Stanford, Fatima Cody Stanford, Tasnim Mushannen, Tasnim Mushannen, Priscilla Cortez, Priscilla Cortez, Karen J. Campoverde Reyes, Karen J. Campoverde Reyes, Hang Lee, Denise W. Gee, Janey S. Pratt, Paul A. Boepple, Paul A. Boepple, Miriam A. Bredella, Madhusmita Misra, Madhusmita Misra, Vibha Singhal, Vibha Singhal, Vibha Singhal   +19 more
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Fuzzy logic as a decision-making support system for the indication of bariatric surgery based on an index (MAFOI) generated by the association between body fat and body mass index. [PDF]

, 2011
Background: A fuzzy obesity index (MAFOI) for use as an alternative to bariatric surgery indication (BSI) is presented. The search for a more accurate method to evaluate obesity and to indicate a better treatment is important in the world health context.
Joao L. M. C. Azevedo, José, Susana A. Miyahira   +2 more
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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., Sandoval, Darleen A., Seeley, Randy J., Turek, Fred W., Woods, Stephen C.   +4 more
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Unilateral peroneal neuropathy as a complication of weight loss after obesity surgery: case report

Van Tıp Dergisi, 2018
One of the rare causes of peroneal neuropathy is the loss of 15% of the body weight. In the present study, unilateral foot drop following extreme weight loss has been reported. Case 7 months ago had under gone bariatric surgery and gave 35 kilos in about
Yılmaz İnanç, Mustafa Gökçe, Deniz Tuncel, Sabriye Özçekiç Demirhan, Songül Bavli   +4 more
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Assessment of the risk of complications in bariatric surgery

Учёные записки Санкт-Петербургского государственного медицинского университета им. Акад. И.П. Павлова, 2019
Introduction. Surgical treatment of obese patients includes a high risk of complications.Material and methods. The article presents the analysis of the informativeness and reliability of OS-MRS, E. Livingston, P. Turner scores in predicting postoperative
L. I. Davletbaeva, K. A. Anisimova, D. I. Vasilevsky, S. G. Balandov   +3 more
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Colorectal Cancer Prognosis Following Obesity Surgery in a Population-Based Cohort Study [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Obesity surgery involves mechanical and physiological changes of the gastrointestinal tract that might promote colorectal cancer progression.
AC Nilsson, CM Hurvich, Fredrik Mattsson, GM McCawley, Hans-Olov Adami, I Quercia, Jesper Lagergren, JF Ludvigsson, JF Ludvigsson, JG Einspahr, KJ Rothman, L Barlow, L Sjostrom, M Bardou, M Derogar, M Frattini, Mark A. Hull, ML Slattery, MP Ostlund, National Board of Health and Welfare, NV Christou, P Kant, Peter Konings, PH Eilers, PT Campbell, S Van Buuren, SC Larsson, Statistics Sweden, TD Adams, TM Therneau, W Tao, Wenjing Tao, Y Ma   +32 more
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