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(2010-04)Achalasia is uncommon in morbidly obese patients. We report two patients with both conditions. A 71 years old diabetic male with a body mass index (BMI) of 36 kg/m2. He consulted for dysphagia and a manometry showed a lack ...
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(SPRINGER WIEN, 2008-10)BACKGROUND: Surgical treatment in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) without Barrett's esophagus (BE) is an excellent alternative therapy to medical treatment, preventing the development of complications ...
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(2007)In patients with common bile duct (CBD) stones, the diameter of the CBD is usually dilated. After surgery, the behavior of CBD diameter is not clearly known. To determine at a late follow-up the width of CBD before and ...
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(SPRINGER, 2008-09)Introduction Reinfection by Helicobacter pylori of the gastric remnant after partial gastrectomy has been implicated in the development of gastric cancer at the gastric stump. Objective The aim of this study is to determine ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2004-02)The nutcracker esophagus, a primary motor disorder, is frequently associated with noncardic chest pain. Aim: To study the clinical, endoscopic, manometric, and pathological features and 24 h acid reflux in patients with ...
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(Springer, 2008)Introduction Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) is increasingly used as a treatment option in morbid obesity. Little is known about the effects of this surgery on bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying mechanisms. To ...
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(2009)Background: Gastric bypass surgery (GBP) is increasingly used as a treatment option in morbid obesity. Little is known about the effects of this surgery on bone mineral density (BMD) and the underlying mechanisms. To ...
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(2012)Objective: Ghrelin is a potent stimulator of appetite and synthesized in the stomach. Its role in weight loss after gastric bypass (GBP) is still controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relation between ...
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(Springer Science + Business Media, Inc., 2007)Background: The objective of this study was to evaluate changes in resting energy expenditure (REE), body composition and metabolic parameters, and to investigate predictors of the results in seriously obese patients ...
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(2008-10)Introducción: A pesar de efectuarse una gran cantidad de operaciones en nuestro país, se desconoce la real cifra de estas intervenciones. Objetivo: Determinar por una parte cuales son las operaciones de patología benigna ...
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(1976)We reported the final results obtained in a group of 30 patients with gastric cancer confined to the mucosa or submucosa (early gastric cancer) and in 29 cases with cancer infiltration up to the muscularis propria (intermediate ...
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(2006)Background: The endoscopic view of the gastric cardia could be related with the manometric competence of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES) and with pathological gastroesophageal reflux. Aim: To compare the endoscopic ...
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(2013)Background: Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most commonly used bariatric surgical procedures. Aim: To analyze clinical and laboratory manifestations and management of leaks after sleeve gastrectomy. Material and Methods: ...
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(Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2004-01)Heartburn and regurgitation are considered highly specific symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux. A considerable number of patients with these symptoms do not have endoscopic signs of esophagitis. Aim: To study the ...
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(Sociedad de Cirujanos de Chile, 2016)Background: Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication is the surgical procedure of choice for patients with gastroesophageal reflux. Aim: To describe the most important surgical stages of the technique and report the rates of ...
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(2007-10)El Cáncer Gástrico, se considera la segunda causa de muerte por neoplasia en el mundo después del Cáncer de Pulmón, y en Chile ocupa el primer lugar. En el presente trabajo se analizan algunas características histológicas ...
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(Springer New York LLC, 2010)Objective Bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes results systematically in adequate glycemic control, normalization of insulinemia, and a decrease in glycosylated hemoglobin, effects that appear ...
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(2008-12)Introducción: La obesidad está asociada a múltiples comorbilidades, entre ellas la patología respiratoria, que puede verse incrementada después de realizar cirugía bariátrica. Objetivo: Evaluar en forma prospectiva las ...
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(1975)This report showed the survival figures for gastric cancer in Chile. For the whole group, a survival rate of 6.6% was obtained. This figure can be divided into 19% for the resected cases and 0% for the non-resected patients.In ...
