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An obese 55-year-old woman with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease presented 7 years after resection of a T3N1 ileal carcinoid tumor with an elevated chromogranin A, multifocal metastatic disease to the liver, and carcinoid syndrome. She underwent right hepatic artery yttrium-90 (Y90)
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the study was to analyze results and morbidity after flexible ureterorenoscopy in patients with a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m(2) and to compare with results obtained in a large cohort of nonobese patients.
METHODS
We conducted a retrospective study including all flexible
BACKGROUND
Multiple treatment modalities were introduced for treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) but mostly with unsatisfactory results.
OBJECTIVE
In this prospective randomized right-left intra-individual controlled study, we studied the safety and efficacy of combined treatment with
BACKGROUND
Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) as a surgical therapy for morbid obesity was first described in 1982. VBG involves partitioning the stomach with a vertical staple line and restricting the outlet pouch with a Gortex band. Complications of VBG include partial and total erosion of the
OBJECTIVE
Laryngotracheostenosis (LTS) is a condition in which the airway is narrowed between the vocal cords and the carina. We seek to examine whether flexible bronchoscopy with neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser incision and balloon dilation tracheoplasty is a practical choice
A concordance of multiple advances is changing the management of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). These include: (1) identification of preventable and treatable causal factors, including hepatitis B and obesity (non-alcoholic steatotic hepatitis [NASH]); (2) description of molecular and proteomic
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate feasibility of left gastric artery (LGA) yttrium-90 ((90)Y) radioembolization as potential treatment for obesity in a porcine model.
METHODS
This study included 8 young female pigs (12-13 weeks, 21.8-28.1 kg). Six animals received infusions of (90)Y resin microspheres
OBJECTIVE
Our purpose was to retrospectively review the intraoperative and long-term outcomes of 568 patients with abnormal uterine bleeding who were treated by endometrial ablation over an 11-year period.
METHODS
From 1893 to 1994, 401 endometrial ablations were performed with the
Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has been one of the most fatal malignant tumors worldwide and its associated morbidity and mortality remain of significant concern. Based on in-depth reviews of serological diagnosis of HCC, in addition to AFP, there are other biomarkers: Lens culinaris