After a successful trial of bilio-pancreatic bypass in dogs, a clinical study has been completed
in 18 patients followed for more than 1 year. The operation has been modified to achieve …

Bilio-pancreatic bypass is a new procedure that tries to obtain a maldigestion syndrome with
selective malabsorption of the main high calorie foods. The operation consists of a gastric …

Introduction: Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an ideal model for testing new locoregional
multimodality approaches because of its aggressive local behavior. Methods: This study was …

Most complications of jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity (1-3) may be referred to two
main defects ofthe classic operation. The first defect is the mechanism of malabsorption itself, …

Background Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) and biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) are
highly beneficial operations for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in obese patients, leading to …

Bone histomorphometry and vitamin D status were investigated in 41 patients studied 1–5
yr after partial or total biliopancreatic bypass. Metabolic bone disease, characterized by …

Arterial chemoembolization of liver tumors should improve regional treatment by reducing
native blood flow of the whole organ and redistributing residual flow toward hypovascular …

Procainamide protects mice bearing P388 leukemic cells against the toxicity of cisplatin without
diminishing antitumor activity. The mechanism of action of procainamide protection was …

Background. This research work was planned to evaluate the soundness of in situ lung
perfusion as a regional administration modality of chemotherapeutic agents. Methods. Sixteen …

Background: The authors evaluated the relationship between leptin and the clinical,
anthropometric and metabolic variables connected to the metabolic syndrome in obese individuals. …