SG is an effective operative method for inducing weight loss. SG can be performed as the first step of a two-stage procedure for high-risk patients to reduce the perioperative risks of DS or RYGBP ...

FC Barcelona have confirmed that full back Alejandro Balde has suffered a distal injury to his left hamstring, with no timeline given on his return. Balde was injured towards the end of the first ...

To address this problem, we combine active learning with domain-invariant feature learning. We propose a Domain-shift Active Learning (DistAL) framework, which includes a transferable feature learning ...

According to an official statement from Barcelona, Balde sustained a distal injury to the femoral biceps in his left leg. “Tests carried out on Sunday morning on the first team player Alejandro Balde ...

The patient subsequently underwent laparoscopic distal gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy. Intraoperatively, a 7 cm tumor was identified on the lesser curvature of the gastric antrum, extending through ...

Following surgery, there were 1,651 adverse events (6.0, 4.6, and 5.7 per year after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy, respectively).

A group of children and adults with hypothalamic obesity receiving setmelanotide for 1 year had nearly a 20% greater BMI reduction than those receiving placebo, according to top-line results ...

Background The aim of this systematic study was to investigate patient outcomes and nutritional deficiencies following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) during a median follow-up of two years. Methods Over ...

A sponge is placed using an overtube or grasping forceps and the VACStent is placed over a wire and deployed under direct endoscopic vision with a commonly used distal release system. The VACStent can ...