Adult osteomalacia: A treatable cause of "fear of falling" gait - Ripellino P, Terazzi E, Bersano E, Cantello R.
A 65-year-old man was hospitalized with a gait disorder, obliging him to shuffle laterally(1) (video on the Neurology® Web site at www.neurology.org) because of pain and proximal limb weakness. He had a gastrectomy for cancer 7 years previously, with seve... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - June 3, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Helpful in Gastric CancerLaparoscopic Gastrectomy Helpful in Gastric Cancer
For patients with gastric cancer, completely laparoscopic gastrectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis offers advantages over open surgery, Japanese researchers say. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - April 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
New Guidelines for Weight-Loss Surgery Upgrade Sleeve Procedure (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Sleeve gastrectomy is an effective form of bariatric surgery and should no longer be considered investigational, according to updated guidelines. (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 27, 2013 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Bariatric surgery in craniopharyngioma
Weismann and colleagues retrospectively analysed the effectiveness of different kinds of bariatric surgery in patients with craniopharyngioma. They found that no significant body weight loss resulted from laproscopic gastric banding or laproscopic sleeve gastrectomy in young adults with craniopharyngioma-associated obesity.
Read the full article in Weismann et al. (2013) Clinical Endocrinology 78 385?390 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2012.04409.x (Source: Society for Endocrinology)
Source: Society for Endocrinology - March 13, 2013 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Should We Choose Open, Laparoscopic, or Robotic Gastrectomy?Should We Choose Open, Laparoscopic, or Robotic Gastrectomy?
Commentary on a study comparing complications after open, laparoscopic, or robotic gastrectomy, published December 2012 in British Journal of Surgery. Medscape General Surgery (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 15, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: General Surgery Viewpoint Source Type: news
A lethal cocktail: gastric perforation following liquid nitrogen ingestion - Pollard JS, Simpson JE, Bukhari MI.
We report a case of gastric perforation in an 18-year-old girl as a result of ingesting an alcoholic drink containing liquid nitrogen. The drink was purchased in licensed premises. The extent of the injury necessitated total gastrectomy with Roux-en Y reco... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - February 14, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Guide to types of weight-loss surgery
Get the skinny on weight-loss surgery, including Roux-en-Y, gastric banding, sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal switch. (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)
Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - February 13, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Good Showing for Robotics in Gastric Cancer (CME/CE)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Patients with nonmetastatic gastric cancer had similar survival and other outcomes following robotic or conventional laparoscopic gastrectomy, according to a large retrospective series from Korea. (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - January 25, 2013 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
