Deficiencies in vitamins and other nutrients are common following the Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass (RYGBP), biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal …

Picture naming is a widely used technique in psycholinguistic studies. Here, we describe new
on-line resources that our project has compiled and made available to researchers on the …

Timed picture naming was compared in seven languages that vary along dimensions
known to affect lexical access. Analyses over items focused on factors that determine cross-…

Recently we have shown that laparoscopic Toupet fundoplication is associated with a high
degree of late failure when employed as a primary treatment for gastroesophageal reflux …

BACKGROUND: Indications for and results of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB)
and laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) are still controversial, especially between Europe …

Background: 10 to 25% of patients undergoing bariatric surgery will require a revision, either
for unsatisfactory weight loss or for complications. Reoperation is associated with a higher …

Hypothesis Based on retrospective, uncontrolled studies, it has been claimed that Nissen
fundoplication should be performed over an esophageal bougie to minimize postoperative …

Factors affecting object and action naming were compared in a timed picture-naming paradigm,
for drawings of 520 objects and 275 actions, named by adult native speakers of English. …

Failure to attend scheduled hospital appointments disrupts clinical management and consumes
resource estimated at £1 billion annually in the United Kingdom National Health Service …

Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) is a well-known emerging open
procedure that appears to be as effective as other bariatric operations and has been shown to …