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DDW: Parkinson Disease Risk Up After Appendectomy
Risk greater for those aged 18 years and up, Caucasians, African-Americans, Asians
DDW: Lasting Weight Loss Seen With Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty
Patients were predicted to achieve their minimum weight at 24 months after ESG
AAN: Isradipine Offers No Benefit in Parkinson Disease
No significant treatment effect seen in UPDRS Part I to III score measured in the ON state
AAN: Eculizumab Reduces Risk for Relapse in Neuromyelitis Optica
But no significant between-group difference noted in measures of disability progression
Percutaneous Ablation in Liver Cancer Tied to Better Outcomes
Intervention linked to better short-term outcomes versus surgical procedures
Preablation Bariatric Surgery Linked to Reduced A-Fib Recurrence
Bariatric surgery was only independent predictor of arrhythmia-free survival in multivariate analysis
Less Invasive Mastectomy an Option for More Patients
Higher-risk patients may now be eligible for nipple-sparing mastectomy
New Lesions ID’d on Breast MRI During Treatment Likely Benign
New suspicious lesions detected on breast MRI during neoadjuvant therapy are more likely benign
AUA: Marijuana Tied to Increased Risk for LUTS Medications in BPH
Marijuana use also linked to worse overall semen parameters due to induction of oxidative stress
Clinicians Believe Link Between Breast Pain, Cancer Is Weak
But many order imaging to exclude malignancy or for reassurance only
