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Cirurgia bariátrica robótico-assistida: análise de série de casos e comparação com via laparoscópica

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 45 (3), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo: relatar uma série de casos de cirurgia bariátrica robótica no tratamento da obesidade no Brasil. Métodos: foram avaliados pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica robótica no Instituto Garrido, e realizada comparação com grupo submetido à cirurgia laparoscópica convenciona...

Programa de Enfermagem Saúde na Escola: prevenção e controle de sobrepeso/obesidade em adolescentes

Rev. Esc. Enferm. USP; 52 (), 2018
RESUMO Objetivo Descrever o processo de construção de uma intervenção em forma de programa para assistência de enfermagem ao adolescente, direcionado à prevenção e ao controle de sobrepeso/obesidade na escola. Método Estudo metodológico, desenvolvido por meio do Mapeamento de Intervenção,...

MAFB mediates the therapeutic effect of sleeve gastrectomy for obese diabetes mellitus by activation of FXR expression

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (7), 2018
Farnesoid X receptor (FXR) and related pathways are involved in the therapeutic effect of sleeve gastrectomy for overweight or obese patients with diabetes mellitus. This study aimed to investigate the mechanism of FXR expression regulation during the surgical treatment of obese diabetes mellitus by slee...

Exenatide ameliorates hepatic steatosis and attenuates fat mass and FTO gene expression through PI3K signaling pathway in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (8), 2018
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a common disease associated with metabolic syndrome and can lead to life-threatening complications like hepatic carcinoma and cirrhosis. Exenatide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist antidiabetic drug, has the capacity to overcome insulin resis...

Cardiovascular risk and use of conicity index in patients submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Einstein (Säo Paulo); 16 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective To analyze the prevalence of overweight and the use of conicity index for cardiovascular risk assessment in individuals submitted to autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Methods The sample comprised 91 patients of both sexes, who underwent autologous hematopoietic stem...

Parish Prevalence Estimates of Obesity, Diabetes and Hypertension in Jamaica: Is It Now Time for More Targeted Public Health Interventions?

West Indian med. j; 67 (spe), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: Geographic variation in obesity, Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HTN) prevalence at the parish level was examined using the Jamaica Health and Lifestyle Survey 2008 (JHLS II). Methods: Total and sex-specific parish age-adjusted prevalence estimates of obesity, DM and HTN we...

Adult Obesity: Management Practices of General Practitioners/Family Physicians in Kingston and St Andrew, Jamaica

West Indian med. j; 67 (spe), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the practices of Family Physicians/General Practitioners in Kingston and St Andrew regarding the management of adult obesity and compare their management to the 2013 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association/Task Force on Practice Guidelines and The Obesi...

Relationships between female infertility and female genital infections and pelvic inflammatory disease: a population-based nested controlled study

Clinics; 73 (), 2018
OBJECTIVES: Our purpose was to examine the associations of female genital infections and certain comorbidities with infertility. METHODS: The Taiwan National Health Research Database was searched for women with a new diagnosis of infertility between 2000 and 2013. Women without a diagnosis of infertilit...

Vitamin D3 levels and NLRP3 expression in murine models of obese asthma: association with asthma outcomes

Braz. j. med. biol. res; 51 (1), 2018
Vitamin D (25(OH)D3) is an essential nutrient that plays a role in the immune system. Serum 25(OH)D3 is found to be associated with asthma. However, the role of vitamin D in obese asthma remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the association between vitamin D levels and asthma outcomes in a murine m...