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The enhanced view totally extraperitoneal (eTEP) approach is becoming increasingly more widely accepted as a promising technique in the treatment of ventral hernia. However, evidence is still lacking regarding...
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Impact of Routine and Long-Term Follow-Up on Weight Loss after Bariatric Surgery
Weight loss after bariatric surgery varies among patients. Patients who do not complete long-term follow-up are considered to loose less weight than those with regular follow-up visits.
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Intensified neoadjuvant multimodal approach in synchronous liver metastases from gastric cancer: a single institutional experience
Synchronous liver metastases (LM) from gastric (GC) or esophagogastric junction (EGJ) adenocarcinoma are a rare events. Several trials have evaluated the role of liver surgery in this setting, but the impact o...
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Body weight, body mass index (BMI) and excess weight loss (EWL) are the most frequently used measures to analyse bariatric surgery outcomes. However, these measurements do not provide accurate information on b...
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The standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) is neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (CRT) followed by surgery. Pathological findings remain the most significant prognostic factor. The presence of...
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Glycerol represents an important metabolite for the control of lipid accumulation and hepatic gluconeogenesis. We investigated whether hepatic expression and functionality of aquaporin-9 (AQP9), a channel medi...
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The ghrelin O-acyltransferase–ghrelin system reduces TNF-α-induced apoptosis and autophagy in human visceral adipocytes
Proinflammatory and proapoptotic cytokines such as TNF-α are upregulated in human obesity. We evaluated the association between ghrelin isoforms (acylated and desacyl ghrelin) and TNF-α in obesity and obesity-ass...
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Body mass index classification misses subjects with increased cardiometabolic risk factors related to elevated adiposity
Body mass index (BMI) is widely used as a measure of overweight and obesity, but underestimates the prevalence of both conditions, defined as an excess of body fat.
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Increased adipose tissue expression of lipocalin-2 in obesity is related to inflammation and matrix metalloproteinase-2 and metalloproteinase-9 activities in humans
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Whole body 18fluoro-l-dopa PET–CT: a useful tool for location and surgical guidance in primary carcinoid tumours
