Effect of sleeve gastrectomy on distal esophagus at 5 and 10 years.

Background: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a primary surgical intervention for obesity management. However, several longitudinal studies have documented the emergence of long-term esophageal consequences, notably gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and its associated complications. This study aimed to assess the occurrence of esophageal complications, including esophagitis and Barret's esophagus (BE), 5 and 10 years after SG, in one medical center.

Developing the Message Assessment Scale for Tobacco Prevention Campaigns: Cross-sectional Validation Study.

Background: Mass media campaigns are effective for influencing a broad range of health behaviors. Prior to launching a campaign, developers often conduct ad testing to help identify the strengths and weaknesses of the message executions among the campaign's target audience. This process allows for changes to be made to ads, making them more relevant to or better received by the target audience before they are finalized.

[Maternal vitamin D status and association with neonatal anthropometric measures].

Pregnant women are at risk of developing vitamin D insufficiency or deficiency. Vitamin D status has a great impact on both pregnancy and the fetus. of the study was to evaluate the maternal serum vitamin D level and its impact on the neonatal anthropometric measures.

Comparison of 4 Screening Methods for Detecting Fluoropyrimidine Toxicity Risk: Identification of the Most Effective, Cost-Efficient Method to Save Lives.

Background: Fluoropyrimidines (FPs) carry around 20% risk of G3-5 toxicity and 0.2-1% risk of death, due to dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase (DPD) deficiency. Several screening approaches exist for predicting toxicity, however there is ongoing debate over which method is best.

A ten-year analysis of changes in the sensitivity of the leading uropathogen to antibacterial agents in children with urinary tract infection in the nephrology department.

Objective: The aim: To study the prevalence of ABR among children with UTI over the past 10 years, with an assessment of the sensitivity of E. Coli to common antibiotics in dynamics.

Patients And Methods: Materials and methods: The study involved 1,044 children with UTI aged from 1 month to 18 years.