Obesity

[Clinical outcomes for young patients with muscular invasive bladder cancer who received robot-assisted radical cystectomy].

To evaluate the clinical features, surgical effects and factors that may affect prognosis of muscular invasive bladder cancer in young people. The clinical data of young (aged 44 and below) patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who underwent robot-assisted radical cystectomy at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University from October 1st, 2014 to October 31st, 2018 were retrospe...

[Preliminary application and efficacy analysis of transumbilical single-incision plus one port robotic total mesorectal excision].

To investigate the feasibility of transumbilical single-incision plus one port (SIPOP) robotic total mesorectal excision. Clinical data of a 70-year-old male patient with BMI 22.1 kg/m(2) who successfully underwent transumbilical single-incision plus 1 port robotic total mesorectal resection of upper rectal cancer at the General Surgery Department of Daping Hospital of Army Military Medical Univ...

[Postoperative Inguinal Hernia after Robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy with Prevention Technique Using Spermatic Cord Isolation].

We retrospectivelyevaluated postoperative inguinal hernias (PIHs) after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy(RARP) with a technique for preventing her...

A machine learning system with reinforcement capacity for predicting the fate of an ART embryo.

The aim of this work was o construct a score issued from a machine learning system with self-improvement capacity able to predict the fate of an ART e...

The current role of robotics in bariatric surgery.

Significant improvements have been made in bariatric surgery for the past two decades. Thus, early and late complication rates decreased significantly...

Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Chronic Inflammation and Body Composition in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is associated with a state of chronic inflammation which is responsible for many of the pathophysiological changes detect...

End-stage renal disease at dialysis initiation: Epidemiology and mortality risks during the first year of hemodialysis.

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) treated by hemodialysis (HD) is a worldwide major public health problem. Its incidence is getting higher and higher, lead...

Bariatric surgery and hemodialysis: A case report of a patient with less 40 kilograms and without dialysis.

Obesity is an important risk factor for chronic kidney disease. Bariatric surgery (BS) may improve long-term kidney outcomes, but there is no agreemen...

The Role of Chronic Renal Disease on the Linking Obesity/Hypertension.

Obesity is accompanied by several disorders. This study investigated the role of chronic renal disease on the linking obesity/hypertension (HTN). It a...

Detection of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis in High-Risk Individuals of Stroke Using a Machine-Learning Algorithm.

Objective Asymptomatic carotid stenosis (ACS) is closely associated to the incidence of severe cerebrovascular diseases. Early identifying the individ...

Latent COVID-19 Clusters in Patients with Chronic Respiratory Conditions.

The goal of this paper was to apply unsupervised machine learning techniques towards the discovery of latent COVID-19 clusters in patients with chroni...

Rhabdomyolysis in a Civil Aviation Pilot.

Rhabdomyolysis is a potentially fatal disease caused by trauma, infections, and toxins. Rhabdomyolysis has not been reported in Chinese civil aircrew...

[Obesity and inflammation in students of a Colombian public university].

OBJECTIVE: To describe the relationship between obesity and proinflammatory variables in the student population of the University of Quindío.

Deep learning applied to polysomnography to predict blood pressure in obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation: a proof-of-concept study.

STUDY OBJECTIVES: Nocturnal blood pressure (BP) profile shows characteristic abnormalities in OSA, namely acute postapnea BP surges and nondipping BP....

Evaluating the Sensitivity of Resting-State BOLD Variability to Age and Cognition after Controlling for Motion and Cardiovascular Influences: A Network-Based Approach.

Recent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies report that moment-to-moment variability in the BOLD signal is related to differences in a...

[Clinical analysis of robot-assisted laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal inguinal hernia repair].

To explore the clinical value of robot-assisted laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal (TAPP) inguinal hernia repair. We performed a retrospectiv...

Rosiglitazone-induced changes in the oxidative stress metabolism and fatty acid composition in relation with trace element status in the primary adipocytes.

BACKGROUND: Metabolic syndrome, obesity and type 2 diabetes are metabolic disorders characterized by the insulin resistance and the impairment in the ...

'I'm over the moon!': patient-perceived outcomes of hepatitis C treatment.

Understanding patient-perceived outcomes is crucial for assessing the effectiveness and acceptability of hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment. This study...

Automatic Detection of Respiratory Effort Related Arousals With Deep Neural Networks From Polysomnographic Recordings.

Sleep disorders have become more common due to the modern lifestyle and stress. The most severe case of sleep disorders called apnea is characterized ...

Learning Decision Ensemble using a Graph Neural Network for Comorbidity Aware Chest Radiograph Screening.

Chest radiographs are primarily employed for the screening of cardio, thoracic and pulmonary conditions. Machine learning based automated solutions ar...