Anemia During Pregnancy after S ...
Background Bariatric surgery before pregnancy may help prevent obesity-related gestational complications. However, maternal malnutrition is not with ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ...
Background The link between diabetes mellitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is controversial. We assessed the relationship between glyc ...
Copper and Zinc Serum Levels af ...
Background There are limited data on the prevalence of copper and zinc deficiency in the long term after bariatric surgery. Methods We analysed cop ...
Roux-en-Y Reconstruction at Gre ...
Delayed gastric emptying after distal gastrectomy and reconstruction of alimentary tract with a gastroenteric anastomosis can significantly influenc ...
Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve G ...
Gastric bypass (GBP) has proved its efficacy 30 years ago in the management of diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for severe obese patients. More recently, in ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Background Bariatric surgery has shown to be safe for patients over 60 years with good results especially considering resolving of comorbidities. Sl ...
Change in Predicted 10-Year Car ...
Background The risk of developing cardiovascular disease is higher in obese than in non-obese individuals. Surgery for obesity is effective in reduc ...
Improvement in Quality of Life ...
Few studies have investigated changes in health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in surgical patients who have undergone a laparoscopic sleeve gastre ...
Trace Element Status and Inflam ...
Background Knowledge about the practical consequences of the nutritional status of Fe, Zn, and Cu and inflammation in obesity is limited. The object ...
Pregnancy After Bariatric Surge ...
Background The present study aimed to identify the implications for the mother and the newborn in pregnancies occurring after the bariatric surgery. ...
Vitamin D Deficiency Before Bar ...
Background Before bariatric surgery, we demonstrate a 96% rate of vitamin D deficiency in morbidly obese French patients: should supplement intake b ...
Perioperative Outcomes of Lapar ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has become a standard restrictive procedure in the USA for the treatment of severe obesity (body mass ...
Roux en Y Gastric Bypass by Sin ...
Background Although the laparoscopic technique of Roux en Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) has popularized this weight loss procedure, the costs are justifi ...
Early and Late Abdominal Bleedi ...
Bleeding is a potentially serious complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Preventive measures and therapeutic strategies have not been a ...
Welcome and Invitation to IFSO ...
It is a great honor and pleasure for the German Society for the Surgery of Obesity to invite you to the XVI Congress of the International Federation ...
Multimarker Strategies for Dete ...
The authors are to be congratulated for this timely, thought-provoking, and challenging study. Obviously, a single biomarker for detecting NASH and ...
Low Vitamin D in Candidates for ...
We read with interest the article by Dr. Ducloux and colleagues in which the authors demonstrate that 96% of patients presenting for bariatric surge ...
Bilateral Tubo-Ovarian Abscess ...
A 20-year-old woman, who presented with a several-week history of abdominal pain, was referred for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and 18F-fluorode ...
Incidental Focal 18F-FDG Uptake ...
Purpose The extent and intensity of 18F-FDG uptake in prostate cancer patients are known to be variable, and the clinical significance of focal 18F- ...
Evaluation of Bone Metastasis f ...
Purpose Bone metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) can present with soft tissue formation, resulting in oncologic emergency. Contrast-enhan ...
Evaluation of Salivary Gland Dy ...
Purpose Salivary gland scintigraphy (SGS) provides an objective means of diagnosing salivary gland dysfunction in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) patients a ...
Incidental Bilateral Renal Onco ...
Bilateral renal masses are uncommon but can raise a strong suspicion of primary or secondary malignancy, especially during the initial work-up of an ...
Using 18F-FDG PET/CT to Detect ...
Oncogenic osteomalacia is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome characterized by renal phosphate excretion, hypophosphatemia, and osteomalacia. This syndr ...
A Case of Meigs’ Syndrome: The ...
The findings of an ovarian mass with marked ascites and pleural effusion are highly suggestive of malignancy, especially in a postmenopausal female ...
SPECT/CT in the Diagnosis of Sk ...
Skull base osteomyelitis is a potentially fatal disease. We demonstrate here the utility of SPECT/CT in diagnosing this entity, which was not obviou ...