Publications by authors named "Douglas Jun Kamei"
Background: Among the options for surgical treatment of obesity, the most widely used has been the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The gastrojejunal anastomosis can be accomplished in two ways: handsewn or using circular and linear stapled. The complications can be divided in early and late.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: The involvement of the cervical spine is a common feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
Objective: To study the prevalence of radiographic changes of the cervical spine in patients with RA and their association with clinical and serological profiles of the disease.
Methods: We analysed lateral (neutral position, hyperextension, hyperflexion) and transoral views of cervical spine radiographs from 80 individuals with RA to investigate the presence of atlanto-axial subluxation (AAS), basilar invagination (BI), and subaxial instability (SAI).