Association between metabolic and bariatric surgery and malignancy: a systematic review, meta-analysis, trends, and conclusions.

Background: Conflicting studies have investigated the association between obesity, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), and cancer.

Objectives: Our study aimed at elucidating the trends in cancer incidence that are related to obesity and weight loss managed through MBSs, like Colo-rectal, breast, uterine, and esophageal cancer.

Setting: We conducted a search using PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library electronic databases through May 2020.

The impact of preoperative breast MRI on the therapeutic management of breast cancer patients.

Background: The role of preoperative breast MRI to evaluate the extent of disease in breast cancer patients is considered controversial. We aimed at assessing the effect of breast MRI on the management of newly diagnosed breast cancer.

Materials: A retrospective review of 202 consecutively seen patients who were newly diagnosed with breast cancer and who underwent preoperative breast MRIs at Assuta Ashdod between June 1, 2017, and June 1, 2020.

Banded One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (BOAGB) for Patients Living with Obesity and Extreme Obesity: A Single Institution's Experience.

Background: The prevalence of patients suffering from extreme obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 50) has significantly increased over the past three decades, surpassing the rise in the general population of overweight patients. Weight loss outcomes after bariatric surgery in patients suffering from extreme obesity are less favorable, with a higher incidence of weight regain. Variations of existing bariatric procedures have been proposed to address this issue.

Distal femur segmental gap reconstruction using ipsilateral amputated tibia in trauma setting - A case report.

Background: A 32 year old patient who sustained an ipsilateral Gustilo Anderson 3C open fractures of the distal femur and tibia, following an MVA (Motor Vehicle Accident). The femoral shaft fracture had a 6 cm gap, which was spanned with a tibial diaphyseal autograft harvested from the amputated ipsilateral leg and stabilized with a retrograde intramedullary nail, thus enabling preservation of the knee joint and a functional weight bearing below knee prosthesis.

Conclusion: Distal femur segmental gap reconstruction using ipsilateral amputated tibia in trauma setting was shown to be a feasible surgical technique.

Gender Comparisons of Surgical Outcomes in Patients Undergoing One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB): a Historical Cohort Study.

Introduction And Purpose: Clinical trials in the field of bariatrics have frequently been gender imbalanced, with males representing only 20% of examinees. Long-term gender-oriented results in one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), and specifically quality of life (QOL) parameters, have not been addressed sufficiently. A better understanding of gender's effect on OAGB outcomes can play an important role in selecting the appropriate bariatric surgery for patients.

The Effect of Bariatric Surgery upon Diabetes Mellitus: A Proof of Concept by Using the Case of the Mid-Term Effect of Lap Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) on Patients with Diabetes.

Obesity is a worldwide epidemic, with numbers on the rise in the world. Obesity is strongly correlated with increased morbidity and mortality. One of the major factors affecting this increase is comorbid diseases such as diabetes mellitus (DM), which is strongly associated with and dependent on the degree of obesity.

[LANDMARKS IN THE MEDICAL HISTORY OF ISRAEL - IS IT TRULY INTERWEAVING WITHIN THE ISRAELI POSTAL STAMP].

Issuing postal stamps is the main sign of a nation's independence. The first stamps series of Israel were issued a mere two days after the declaration of Israel's independence. Since then, almost 1750 postal stamps were issued as a single unit or different stamps series.

[SURGICAL PALLIATION FOR PANCREATIC CANCER].

Pancreatic cancer (PC) is the 11th most common malignancy worldwide, however, entailing a mortality in excess of 90% within 5 years from diagnosis, it is the 4th most fatal malignant disease. PC is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage, in which curative resection is no longer possible. Even patients who present with potentially curable disease will have upward of 30% recurrence of their disease within the first year.

A Comparison of One- and Two-Stage Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Failed Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding Using the BAROS Score.

Introduction: Revision of a failed band can be done by laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). It can be performed synchronously with band removal or during two separate procedures.

Aim: Comparing single- and two-staged LSG following a failed LAGB in terms of short- and mid-term outcomes, with an emphasis on postoperative quality of life.

Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Failed Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding-a Comparison Between One- and two-Stage Procedures, an Israeli National Database Study.

Purpose: The optimal revisional bariatric surgery procedure following a previous failed gastric band surgery is yet to be determined. The aim of our study was to compare single- and two-stage laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) in terms of short- and mid-term outcomes.

Materials And Methods: Patients who underwent LSG after a failed LAGB in Israel during 2014-2017 were included.

[PEDIATRIC ANIMAL-RELATED INJURIES IN THE JEWISH AND ARAB POPULATION IN SOUTHERN ISRAEL].

Introduction: Annually in the US, about 2 million patients who are animal-related casualties go to the Emergency Medicine Department (ER), which accounts for 0.5-1.5% of the ER visits; 25% of these casualties are children.

Circulating Cell-free DNA in Patients With Acute Biliary Pancreatitis: Association With Disease Markers and Prolonged Hospitalization Time-A Prospective Cohort Study.

Objective: To evaluate cfDNA as an indicator of pancreatitis severity.

Background: Acute pancreatitis severity scores have limited proficiency, and are complex and challenging to use clinically. Elevation of circulating cfDNA concentration has been shown to be associated with hospital length of stay (LOS) and mortality.

[IS THERE STILL A PLACE TO USE ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE IN THE 21ST CENTURY?].

Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a simple test that is not without limitations but is still widely used. Dysfunction is used as a diagnostic test on the one hand and as a follow-up test on the other, where many physicians attribute normal results of this test to the absence of disease. Therefore, the question remains: Is there still room for continued ESR in the 21st century? And are there other tests with higher sensitivity and specificity that can replace the ESR? The purpose of the current review is to acquaint the reader with this test, its advantages and limitations, and to expand the scope of alternative tests and their effectiveness in comparison to ESR.

Low Incidence of Postoperative Leaks When Using Small-Diameter Calibrated Bougies During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a well-established bariatric procedure. A staple line leak is a recognized complication of LSG. Bougie size has been suggested to impact leak rates.

Clinical and Laboratory Findings in Jewish and Bedouin Patients in Southern Israel Who Were Diagnosed with Factor VII Deficiency.

Background: Congenital factor VII deficiency is a rare recessive autosomal bleeding disorder with a wide spectrum of clinical manifestations.

Objectives: To compare the clinical and laboratory findings in Jewish and Bedouin patients with factor VII deficiency.

Methods: The clinical and laboratory findings of patients with factor VII deficiency treated at Soroka Medical Center, a tertiary hospital in Israel, from 2005 to 2015 were analyzed regarding blood factor levels, illness severity, treatment administration, and disease outcome.

The prognostic significance of bone marrow involvement in diffuse large B cell lymphoma according to the flow cytometry.

The significance of minimal bone marrow (BM) involvement in diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL), as determined by flow cytometry (FC), is unclear. Patient outcomes were retrospectively analyzed based on their BM biopsy and FC involvement. Eighty-one patients were included, 21 and 51 were positive for biopsy(B+) and FC(FC+) respectively.

Pediatric Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in Southern Israel: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives: This study aimed to describe the epidemiology and clinical burden of unintended carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning among children in the Negev region of southern Israel.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional retrospective study of CO poisoning patients admitted to Soroka University Medical Center in 2011 through 2015.

Results: Overall, 43 cases of CO poisoning were recorded among children younger than 18 years.

Management of gastrosplenic fistula in the emergency setting - A case report and review of the literature.

Introduction: A gastrosplenic fistula (GSF) is a very rare complication that arises mainly from a splenic or gastric large cell lymphoma. The proximity of the gastric fundus to the enlarged fragile spleen may facilitate the fistulisation. This complication can lead to massive bleeding, which, though uncommon, may be lethal.

Immediate Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Obsession-Induced Anxiety in Refractory Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder: A Pilot Study.

Objective: Studies have shown that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) has immediate effects on brain activity. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential use of tDCS to regulate obsession-induced anxiety immediately after symptom provocation in patients with refractory obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Methods: Twelve patients with refractory OCD received cathode, anode, and sham transcranial direct current stimulation over the medial prefrontal cortex conjugant to pharmacological treatment in a crossover design.

Comparison of the Long-Term Oncological Outcomes of Stent as a Bridge to Surgery and Surgery Alone in Malignant Colonic Obstruction.

Background: Self-expanding metallic stents (SEMS) insertion is an alternative to emergency surgery in malignant colonic obstruction. However, the long-term oncological outcome of stents as a bridge to surgery is limited and controversial.

Objectives: To determine the long-term oncological outcome of stents as a bridge to surgery.

Single Port and Conventional Laparoscopy in Colorectal Surgery: Comparison of Two Techniques.

Background: Single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) was introduced to further the enhanced outcome of conventional multiport laparoscopy (CML). We compared their short- and long-term outcomes in colorectal surgery.

Materials And Methods: Retrospective review of patients who underwent elective laparoscopic colorectal surgery during 3-year period.