Gastric Leak After Sleeve Gastr ...
Background Bariatric surgery is increasingly being performed and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has proved to be effective and safe. Among its complication ...
Utility of Routine Versus Selec ...
Background In up to 4% of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) procedures, anastomotic leaks occur. Early detection of gastrointestinal lea ...
Duodenal–Jejunal Bypass Surgery ...
Background Duodenal–jejunal bypass (DJB) has been shown to reverse type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Goto–Kakizaki (GK) rats, a rodent model of non-obese T2 ...
A Review of Studies Comparing T ...
Obesity is a major worldwide problem in public health, reaching epidemic proportions in many countries, especially in urbanized regions. Bariatric p ...
A Mid-term Experience with the ...
Background Since March 2003, we have used the Cousin Bioring in our laparoscopic gastroplasty procedures for morbid obesity. The Bioring belongs to ...
Sleep Apnea Determines Soluble ...
Background The effects of surgical weight loss (WL) on inflammatory biomarkers associated with sleep apnea remain unknown. We sought to determine if ...
Fluoride inhibits the response ...
The response of bone cells to mechanical loading is mediated by the cytoskeleton. Since the bone anabolic agent fluoride disrupts the cytoskeleton, ...
The roles of HMGB1 related angi ...
Angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis are the vital factors in tumor progression and metastasis. In this review, we show that high-mobility group box 1 ...
Adverse effects of the amlodipi ...
Background Calcium channel blockers are effective antihypertensive agents, but they may affect many metabolic processes, including bone metabolism. ...
Skeletal fluorosis due to exces ...
We describe the case of a 53-year-old woman who presented with a metatarsal fracture and was found to have a bone mineral density (BMD) T-score of + ...
Cost-effectiveness of a multifa ...
Summary In a randomized trial, a multifaceted intervention tripled rates of osteoporosis treatment in older patients with wrist fracture. An economi ...
Influence of age and sex steroi ...
Summary The influence of age and sex steroids on bone density and geometry of the radius was examined in two European Caucasian populations. Age-rel ...
The preventive effects of pulse ...
Summary The present study was the first report demonstrating that pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) could partially prevent bone strength and arch ...
Vitamin D status and parathyroi ...
Summary In this cross-sectional study in Vietnam, the prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency was 46% in adult women and 20% in adult men. There was a ...
Patterns of treatment in Austra ...
Summary This study aimed to describe treatment initiation rates for men who had recently sustained a fracture. Most (75.9%) men potentially eligible ...
Early treatment with zoledronic ...
Summary Osteoporosis after spinal cord injury is common. Reductions in bone density are rapid and fracture rates are higher after injury. Early trea ...
Teriparatide increases the matu ...
Summary This study shows that teriparatide promotes the circulating osteoblast (OB) precursor degree of maturation in patients affected by postmenop ...
An in vivo comparison of hip st ...
Summary In a population of elderly women, bone crosssectional area (CSA), cross-sectional moment of inertia (CSMI), section modulus (Z), femoral nec ...
Comparative trends in hospitali ...
Summary In Switzerland, the number, incidence, and cost of acute hospitalizations for major osteoporotic fractures (MOF) and major cardiovascular ev ...
Bone health in multiple scleros ...
People who are disabled with multiple sclerosis (MS) may be at increased risk of osteoporosis. This review discusses issues relevant to bone health ...
Effectiveness of interventions ...
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of primary care interventions to improve the detection and treatment of osteoporosis. Eight electronic ...
Polymorphisms of the peroxisome ...
Summary Stimulation of PPARƒء turns mesenchymal stem cells into adipocytes instead of osteoblasts. We investigated the effect of polymorphisms in th ...
Renal function and nonvertebral ...
Summary To examine the association between renal function and fracture in multiethnic women, we studied postmenopausal women enrolled in the Women’s ...
Association between vitamin K i ...
Summary A cross-sectional analysis of 1,662 community dwelling elderly Japanese men suggested that habitual natto intake was significantly associate ...
The Functions of Endothelial Pr ...
We sought to determine the effects of treatment with intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) and aspirin on the functions of endothelial progenitor cells ...