background meralgia paresthetica (mp) is a benign clinical syndrome of entrapment of the lateral cutaneous nerve in the thigh. among the complications of bariatric surgery, neurologic complications are not uncommon and of these complications, mp is a frequent clinical diagnosis. thus, knowing the clinical risk factors of mp is of great importance as they help with the differential diagnoses of ...

• To understand physiological and nutritional consequences of different bariatric surgical interventions; • To identify specific nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery; • To understand nutritional implications after bariatric surgery in specific situations: • Pregnancy • Adolescence • To know how to prevent nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery; • To know how to monitor nut...

conclusions elevated serum pth level was the predictive factor for nash in morbidly obese patients. also, we reported elevated serum liver enzymes, high serum pth levels and older age as predictors of nash in patients seeking obesity surgical treatments. results forty-six patients (34 women, aged 36.5 ± 10.6 years) were analyzed. the mean levels of liver enzymes were significantly higher in the...

type 2 diabetes is one of the major public health challenges in 21st century. both environmental changes and genetics are attributed for increased risk of type 2 diabetes. obesity is the most critical and modifiable risk factor and should be targeted for successful management of diabetes. this review article discusses three main approaches to manage obesity. three management modalities consider...

background : today the psychological factor is one of the controversial subjects in tendency to cosmetic surgery. objectives : this study aimed to compare the hardiness, defense mechanisms and negative self-portrayal scale among cosmetic surgery applicants with non-applicants. patients and methods: this causal-comparative study carried out in tehran, iran from april to june 2015. the samples of...

Objectives. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be an effective intervention for weight loss and diabetes management. Despite this, many patients qualified for bariatric surgery are not interested in undergoing the procedure. The objective of this study is to determine the factors influencing receptivity to bariatric surgery among those who qualify for the procedure. Methods. Patients attending...

objective: this study aimed to examine factors influencing attitudes toward cosmetic surgery among university students. sociocultural attitudes toward appearance, physical appearance perfectionism, and appearance investment were considered as predictors of tendency toward cosmetic surgery. methods: this study was a descriptive-correlative research. one stage cluster sampling was utilized to col...

Obesity and associated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) are becoming a serious medical issue worldwide. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be the most effective and durable therapy for the treatment of morbid obese patients. Increasing data indicates bariatric surgery as metabolic surgery is an effective and novel therapy for not well controlled obese T2DM patients. The review of recent develop...