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Obes Surg
January 2025
Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Sittard, Netherlands.
Background: The ring-augmented Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (raRYGB) has been reported to result in higher long-term weight loss compared to regular Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). However, the type of ring used varied within studies, leading to heterogeneity in reported results. Therefore, this study compares the 5-year results of RYGB with and without ring augmentation using a specific prefabricated gastric ring.
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January 2025
Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, China.
Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate the clinical features and prognostic factors of pediatric LCH patients treated in a single center of China.
Methods: Pediatric LCH cases were treated following the SD-LCH protocol at the Affiliated Provincial Hospital of Shandong First Medical University in Jinan, China. An analysis was conducted on 82 recently identified LCH cases to retrospectively evaluate the initial symptoms, therapeutic alternatives, and extended results.
BMJ Nutr Prev Health
December 2024
Medicine, Nephrology Division, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina, USA.
Background: In the early 1940s, before antihypertensive drugs were available, the Rice Diet Programme (RDP) was developed to treat severe hypertension and, later, diabetes and obesity. Despite significant advancements in dietary management for these conditions since then, debates remain regarding the proper guidelines for sodium and macronutrients intakes. The patient care records of RDP offer a unique source of longitudinal examination of a very low sodium (<10 mmol/day), fat, cholesterol and protein diet on blood pressure (BP), other health markers and survival.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Neurol Surg B Skull Base
February 2025
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.
SDHx variant carriers have an increased risk of developing head and neck paraganglioma. The Dutch guidelines state that these patients require lifelong follow-up, but no clear recommendation is made about the frequency of screening. To determine the annual risk of developing head and neck paraganglioma in SDHx variant carriers after a negative initial screening.
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January 2025
Cancer Survivorship, Danish Cancer Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; Department of Clinical Oncology & Palliative Care, Zealand University Hospital, Naestved, Denmark.
Background And Purpose: Over the past decades, childhood cancer survival has increased substantially in Europe, including Denmark. However, families with fewer social resources may have benefitted less from these improvements. In this nationwide register-based study, we assessed associations between parental socioeconomic position (SEP) and 5-year relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in childhood cancer patients.
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