What Is My Goal? Expected Weigh ...
Background A number of reasons lead patients to choose to undergo weight loss procedures. Previous studies have demonstrated that patients have unre ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ...
Background The link between diabetes mellitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is controversial. We assessed the relationship between glyc ...
Subfascial Port Placement in Ga ...
Background In some bariatric patients with predominantly intra-abdominal fat a shallow fat layer separates the gastric band access port from the ski ...
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric ...
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is one of the most widely used bariatric procedures today, and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) a ...
A Model for Predicting the Reso ...
Background Severely obese type 2 diabetics who undergo Roux-en Y gastric bypass surgery have significant improvements in glycaemic control. Little w ...
Changes in Ghrelin Levels Follo ...
Obesity is a severe health issue that is a global epidemic. Bariatric surgery is an accepted, popular, and effective therapy for weight loss. Ghreli ...
An Unusual Complication 4 years ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an often performed bariatric procedure for morbid obesity. Several complications are known, includ ...
Metabolic Syndrome: A New Multi ...
That obesity in the USA has reached epidemic proportions is undeniable: one in three American adults is obese. High levels of obesity yield adverse ...
The OTSC®-Clip in Revisional En ...
The maintenance of the restrictive component of the Fobi pouch gastric bypass is essential for permanent weight control. Dilatation of the pouch-out ...
Comparison of Two Objective Mon ...
Background Objective quantification of physical activity (PA) is needed to understand PA and sedentary behaviors in bariatric surgery patients, yet ...
A 5-Year Prospective Quality of ...
Background In addition to actual weight loss and the possible resolution of obesity-related co-morbidities following bariatric surgery, another wide ...
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and ...
Studies examining the characteristics of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the USA have concluded that the procedure is not being used equita ...
Comparison of diameters at the ...
Previously, sex differences among the various tooth types in Japanese skulls were examined to facilitate choosing an implant diameter similar to the ...
Photomicrographic evaluation of ...
The purpose of this study was to compare the apical sealing capacity of three types of gutta-percha master cones of the same apical size and differe ...
Effect of mucoprotein on the bo ...
The purpose of this study was to test the bond strength and analyze the morphology of the dentin-adhesive interface of two etch and rinse and two se ...
Survival in common cancers defi ...
Studies on survival between familial and sporadic cancers have been inconclusive and only recent data on a limited number of cancers are available o ...
d-Limonene: a bioactive food co ...
Although limited, observations from cell culture, animal, and epidemiological studies support the presence of anti-cancer properties in citrus peel ...
Sorafenib tosylate for advanced ...
Despite being the very first molecular targeted agents registered for the treatment of advanced kidney cancer (in the post-cytokines setting) [1], S ...
Infratemporal fossa metastasis ...
Introduction Carcinoma of the uterine cervix is the fourth commonest malignant tumor in women. The disease spreads into the surrounding tissues by d ...
Amaurosis, ophthalmoplegia, pto ...
Background Ophthalmic complications following inferior alveolar nerve anaesthesia are rare. They include transient blindness (amaurosis), ophthalmop ...
Oral submucous fibrosis: a clin ...
Introduction Oral submucous fibrosis is a disease due to a chronic, insidious change in fibro-elasticity, characterized by burning sensation in the ...
Maxillary cementoblastoma—a rar ...
Background This paper highlights the unusual and rare presentation of a cementoblastoma in the maxilla. It also discusses a review on this odontogen ...
Durability of Digora Optime im ...
Objectives To assess the durability of the imaging plates (IP) supplied with the Digora Optime digital imaging system in terms of their functionali ...
Open Reduction and Internal Fix ...
Objective Internal fixation of proximal humerus fractures with an implant assuring rotational and angular stability to restore form and function of ...
Reconstruction of Amputated Thu ...
Objective Restoration and/or improvement of pinch and grasp through elongation of the first metacarpal and deepening of the first web space. Indic ...