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Tags: OBESITY -- Surgery; DISEASE management; THERAPEUTICS, Surgical
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Editorial. Introduces a series of articles about the use of surgery for the treatment of severe obesity.
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- Preparation of the Gastric Bypass Surgery Patient for Post-operative Dietary Changes. Thomason, Phyllis // Nutrition in Clinical Care;Jan-Mar2004, Vol. 7 Issue 1, p37
Bariatric surgery may be on effective tool for extremely obese people. Surgical weight loss may be an appropriate option after comprehensive assessments and treatment.
- MEDICAL MANAGEMENT FOR GASTRIC ULCER. Gabriel, James B.; Werner, Abraham // American Journal of Gastroenterology;May1955, Vol. 23 Issue 5, p420
Focuses on the choice of medical or surgical therapy in the management of gastric ulcer. Effort of gastroenterologist and internist to evaluate each patient individually regarding the type of therapy; Diagnostic reliability of the x-ray; Identification of the postgastrectomy syndrome.
- Bariatric surgery: One answer to an increasing problem. Libsch, Karen D.; Zyromski, Nicholas J.; Duininck, Troy; Sarr, Michael G. // Patient Care for the Nurse Practitioner;Mar2002, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p6
The article addresses the medical complications of morbid obesity and the selection of candidates for bariatric surgery. Morbid obesity or medically complicated obesity is defined as a body weight that is 100% or more above ideal body weight. Bariatric procedures are needed because the current...
- The Ex-PRESS Shunt: A Better Way to Go? Netland, Peter A. // Review of Ophthalmology;Feb2007 Part 1 of 2, Vol. 14 Issue 2, p94
The article discusses the results of a study conducted by Peter J. Maris, Jr. concerning the advantages of the Ex-Press shunt as a surgical treatment in patients with glaucoma. Results showed that the new technology could provide long term results and reduces risks associated with...
- How to Avoid Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome. Skorin, Leonid // Review of Optometry;Oct2010, Vol. 147 Issue 10, p55
The article offers information for optometrist/eye surgeons to properly handle medical cases of Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome (IFIS). IFIS is characterized as a condition that resulted from the loss of iris muscle tone, commonly happening during phaco-emulsification cataract surgery. It...
- Versatile use of vacuum-assisted healing in fifty patients. Al Fadhli, Ahmad; Alexander, George; Kanjoor, James Roy // Indian Journal of Plastic Surgery;Jul2009, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p161
Context: Wound management can often be a challenging experience, especially in the presence of diabetes mellitus, vascular or immunological compromise. While no single technique can be considered by itself to be ideal, vacuum-assisted healing, which is a recent innovation, is fast becoming a...
