Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG), which, thus far, is showing good resolution of
comorbidities and good weight loss, shows increasing popularity among bariatric surgeons. The …

Objective: We studied the effects of selenium (Se) treatment on serum anti–thyroid peroxidase
(TPO) levels in Greek patients with Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT). Design: We prospectively …

Objectives: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have an increased risk for cardiovascular disease
(CVD). The prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS)—a major contributor to CVD—in a …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on fasting and
meal-stimulated release of the gut hormones ghrelin, pancreatic polypeptide (PP), peptide-YY (…

OBJECTIVE: Tumor necrosis factor-a (TNF-a) is a key cytokine in the pathogenesis of chronic
inflammatory arthritides, has proatherogenic effects, and may be positively correlated with …

Background: Intragastric balloon placement in association with diet for weight reduction is
steadily gaining popularity. However, long-term follow-up studies on the effect of this method …

The Tei index appears to have close correlation with the widely accepted systolic and
diastolic hemodynamic parameters19, 20 as well as potential for clinical application in the …

Background The purpose of this study is to compare sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass (RYGBP) performed in Institutions participating in IFSO-European Chapter, …

OBJECTIVES: To study potential differences in the clinical and microbiological features of
hospitalized elderly patients with acute pyelonephritis with and without diabetes mellitus. …

We measured the serum lipid profile, together with plasma fibrinogen and serum lipoprotein(a)
(Lp[a]), glucose, bilirubin, and albumin levels in 491 patients (310 men) who were …