Twelve-year follow-up study after endoscopic sinus surgery in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis [PDF]
, 2019 Background Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) is a therapeutic challenge because of the high recurrence rate. Surgical intervention should be considered in patients who fail to improve after medical treatment.
Bachert, Claus +7 more
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Historical Risk Factors Associated with Seizure Outcome After Surgery for Drug-Resistant Mesial Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To investigate the possible influence of risk factors on seizure outcome after surgery for drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) and mesial temporal sclerosis (MTS).
Asadi-Pooya, Ali Akbar +3 more
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The Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Diabetic Retinopathy: Good, Bad, or Both? [PDF]
, 2016 Bariatric surgery, initially intended as a weight-loss procedure, is superior to standard lifestyle intervention and pharmacological therapy for type 2 diabetes in obese individuals.
Docherty, NG, Gorman, DM, Le Roux, CW
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Why do people not attend for treatment for trachomatous trichiasis in Ethiopia? A study of barriers to surgery. [PDF]
, 2012 BACKGROUND: Trachomatous trichiasis (TT) surgery is provided free or subsidised in most trachoma endemic settings. However, only 18-66% of TT patients attend for surgery.
Bedri, Amir +8 more
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Celebrity worship and incidence of elective cosmetic surgery: evidence of a link among young adults. [PDF]
, 2011 Purpose: The purpose of the current study was to explore among young adults whether celebrity worship predicted the incidence of elective cosmetic surgery within the period of 8 months after controlling for several known predictors of elective cosmetic
Day, Liza, Maltby, J
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YouTube Atherectomy Videos: What Industry is Telling Us About this Endovascular Procedure [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND: Patients are turning to the Internet and YouTube for information about their providers, disease states and potential interventions. Endovascular atherectomy is a common procedure undertaken in the treatment of peripheral vascular disease ...
Amendola, Michael F, MD, Associate Professor of Surgery +1 more
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An examination of who is eligible and who is receiving bariatric surgery in England : secondary analysis of the Health Survey for England dataset [PDF]
, 2019 Background: Over 2 million people in England were estimated to be eligible for bariatric surgery in 2006. In 2014, clinical guidelines were updated, widening potential eligibility, meanwhile, obesity prevalence rose.
Desogus, Daniel +3 more
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A Prospective Randomized Study Analyzing Preoperative Opioid Counseling in Pain Management After Carpal Tunnel Release Surgery. [PDF]
, 2017 PURPOSE: Prescription opioid misuse has become increasingly prevalent in the United States. Preoperative opioid counseling has been proposed to decrease opioid consumption after surgery.
Alter, Todd H., Ilyas, Asif M
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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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Experiences of obesity among Saudi Arabian women contemplating bariatric surgery: An interpretative phenomenological analysis [PDF]
, 2013 This is the author's accepted manuscript. The final published article is available from the link below. Copyright @ 2013 The Authors.This study explored experiences of obesity, its perceived causes and motives for surgery, as described by seven Saudi ...
Aboud FE +6 more
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