The effect of surgical weight loss on obstructive sleep apnoea: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2018.06.001
Abstract: This review aimed to examine the relationship between surgical weight loss and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) severity (i.e., apnoea-hypopnoea index [AHI]), and how this relationship is altered by the various respiratory events scoring (RES) criteria… read more here.
Keywords: obstructive sleep; loss obstructive; surgical weight; weight loss ... See more keywords
Mammographic density changes in surgical weight loss-an indication for personalized screening
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DOI: 10.1186/s12880-017-0242-4
Abstract: BackgroundObesity and high radiologic breast density independently increase breast cancer risk. We evaluated the effect of surgical weight loss on mammographic density (MD).MethodsPatients undergoing bariatric surgery and screening mammography (MG) were identified, data regarding demographics,… read more here.
Keywords: risk; mammographic density; weight loss; density ... See more keywords