Publications by authors named "L J Schelfhout"
Background: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is increasingly used as a prognostic indicator for early atherosclerosis and the development of cardiovascular disease. The objective of this study is to assess the exact effects of bariatric surgery on CIMT reduction in different age groups.
Methods: CIMT was measured just proximal to the bifurcation of the carotid artery in 166 patients with mean body mass index of 43.
Background: The prevalence of hyperglycaemia in patients with diabetes mellitus at admission is high. Prevention and treatment is important to prevent further clinical complications. We have conducted a study evaluating implementation of a new protocol to standardise inpatient care of patients with diabetes mellitus.
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- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding often leads to revisional surgery, mainly Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), but outcomes for primary versus revisional RYGB remain unclear.
- Analysis of RYGB procedures showed that primary RYGB had shorter operative times and significantly better weight loss outcomes compared to revisional RYGB, while hospitalization and complication rates were similar for both groups.
- Despite better weight loss results for primary RYGB, revisional RYGB is still considered safe and effective with comparable short-term outcomes.
We report a 36-year-old woman with primary hypothyroidism revealed by postpartum amenorrhoea-galactorrhoea associated with hyperprolactinaemia and suprasellar pituitary enlargement on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). On thyroid hormone replacement therapy all clinical, biochemical, radiological and endocrine abnormalities disappeared. Hyperplasia of pituitary thyrotrophs and/or lactotrophs seems to be responsible for the pituitary enlargement seen on MRI.
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