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Bariatric surgery has been widely used in the treatment of obesity in recent years. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is defined as the first-step bariatric surgery for patients in the high surgical risk group. It has been shown that the laparoscopic approach has lower complication rates,
Pediatric tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures in the United States, with over 500,000 procedures performed annually.1,2 The most common indications for tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy are sleep-disordered breathing and recurrent tonsillitis, though significant
End-stage renal disease (ESRD) is associated with multiple comorbidities such as cardiovascular disease, anemia, mineral and bone disorders, malnutrition, body wasting, muscle loss (sarcopenia), neurological problems and infections resulting in a poor survival. Important promoters of these obstacles
In this study we will compare colonic fermentation and parameters of gut health (fecal water cytotoxicity) between patients who are lactose intolerant, patients who have lactose malabsorption and healthy subjects.
Tonsillectomy with and without adenoidectomy is one of the most commonly performed surgical procedures in the pediatric population. The incidence of adenotonsillectomy has increased over the past four decades (1). This is mainly due to increased awareness of the potential adverse consequences that