3 results match your criteria: "Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio di Milano[Affiliation]"

The authors describe a paradigmatic case of a large renal angiomyolipoma not associated with tuberous sclerosis. The lesion was discovered as an incidental finding during abdominal ultrasound for other pathology. Owing to the extent of the lesion and the appreciable risk of spontaneous rupture and bleeding, we opted for surgical treatment.

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Intragastric balloon: another option for treatment of obesity and morbid obesity.

Hepatogastroenterology

June 2004

Dipartimento di Scienze Chirurgiche dell'Universita degli Studi di Milano-Divisione di Chirurgia, Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio di Milano, Centro per la Farmacoterapia delle malattie nutrizionali e metaboliche, Italy.

Background/aims: The BioEnterics Intragrastric Balloon (BIB, BioEnterics, Santa Barbara, CA) in association with restricted diet has been used for the treatment of obesity and morbid obesity.

Methodology: Since March 1998, 349 BIB were placed in 303 obese and morbidly obese patients; 95 patients were male and 208 female; mean age was 41.5 years (19-70); mean weight was 118.

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Treatment of morbid obesity with intragastric balloon in association with diet.

Obes Surg

August 2002

Cattedra di Chirurgia Generale dell'Università degli Studi di Milano, Unità Operativa di Chirurgia Generale, Istituto Clinico Sant'Ambrogio di Milano, Italy.

Background: The BioEnterics Intragastric Balloon (BIB, BioEnterics, Santa Barbara, CA) in association with restricted diet has been used for the treatment of obesity and morbid obesity.

Methods: Since March 1998, 322 BIB were placed in 281 obese and morbidly obese patients; 73 patients were male and 208 female; mean age was 41.6 years (21-70); mean weight was 117.

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