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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty: early results of a minimally invasive procedure...
Correia, Vítor Patrício; Maria, Bernardo; Paulino, Ana; Ferreira, Carlos; Costa Gomes, Olavo; Nogueira, Filipa; Chiado, António; Coutinho, JoaoObjectives: We aimed to analyze the efficacy and safety of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty at 3 months as well as to determine factors influencing post-procedural weight loss. Methods: Seventy-three patients with obesity classes I, II and III (BMI 31.1-46.6 kg/m2) underwent ESG between September 2021 and April 2022 at a tertiary care hospital using Overstitch (Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, TX). ESG's efficacy and ...
Mycoplasmas: what is the role in human infections?.
Domingues, Dulce; Nogueira, Filipa; Tavira, Luís; Exposto, FilomenaMycoplasmas, the common denomination of the Mycoplasma and Ureaplasma genera, represent a unique and complex group of microorganisms that has been ignored by the majority of diagnostic laboratories, not only because of its fastidious growth, absence of commercial media and of procedures for a rapid diagnosis, but most of all due to a clinical perception established for many years that these microorganisms are o...