Only Hyperuricemia with Crystalluria,but not Asymptomatic Hyperuricemia,Drives Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease

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Persistent dysphagia after removal of an adjustable gastric band for morbid obesity: a rare complication

Esophageal and gastric pouch dilatations are not uncommon after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding for morbid obesity. Most of the cases are treated by gastric band deflation or removal. We report here the case of a 44‐year‐old woman with vomiting and severe dysphagia persisting despite gastric band removal, in relation with a scar stenosis and a gastric pouch trapped in the thorax, treated by laparoscopic surgery. This case underlines the usefulness of high‐resolution manometry in the diagnostic work‐up of these often difficult cases.     

Growing up in the shadow of Chornobyl: adolescents’ risk perceptions and mental health

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Despite long-term research on risk perceptions of adults after ecological disasters, little is known about the legacy for the generation exposed to toxic elements as infants. This study examined Chornobyl-related risk perceptions and their relationship to mental health in adolescents raised in Kyiv in the aftermath of the accident.     

Immunotherapy of Sepsis: Blind Alley or Call for Personalized Assessment?

Archivum Immunologiae et Therapiae Experimentalis - Sepsis is the most frequent cause of death in noncoronary intensive care units. In the past 10 years, progress has been made in the...