Publications by authors named "T Ballet"

Background: More than 10 years of outcomes for sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) have not yet been documented.

Objectives: Analysis of>11 years of outcomes of isolated LSG in terms of progression of weight, patient satisfaction, and evolution of co-morbidities and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment.

Setting: Two European private hospitals.

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We have developed a multiwell-based protein aggregation assay to study the kinetics of insulin adsorption and aggregation on hydrophobic surfaces and to investigate the molecular mechanisms involved. Protein-surface interaction progresses in two phases: (1) a lag phase during which proteins adsorb and prefibrillar aggregates form on the material surface and (2) a growth phase during which amyloid fibers form and then are progressively released into solution. We studied the effect of three bacterial chaperones, DnaK, DnaJ, and ClpB, on insulin aggregation kinetics.

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Despite advances in imaging techniques rare or atypical liver lesions still pose a diagnostic challenge. In many centres percutaneous fine needle aspiration cytology or biopsy is routinely performed in order to obtain a definitive diagnosis. However because of the risk of tumour seeding along the needle tract this attitude may jeopardize the patient's chances for cure in case of malignancy.

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A patient with a history of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy 2 1/2 years previously for Dukes C colonic adenocarcinoma was diagnosed with a focal liver lesion on follow-up examinations. Ultrasound and computed tomography scan revealed a 3.8 cm soft tissue mass.

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