Jejunoileal bypass(JIB),popular in the 1960s and 1970s,had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome.Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no histo...Jejunoileal bypass(JIB),popular in the 1960s and 1970s,had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome.Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no history of prior bariatric surgery.Later,it was recognized that he had a JIB in the 1970s,which was also responsible for the gamut of his illnesses.Patients with JIB are often not recognized,as they died of complications,or underwent reversal of their surgery or a liver-kidney transplant.Early identification with prompt reversal,and the recognition and treatment of the life-threatening consequences play a critical role in the management of such patients.展开更多
The objective of this review was to collect the current published research on obesity and gain insight into the association of treatment based on a global aspect.The first section of the review will cover the treatmen...The objective of this review was to collect the current published research on obesity and gain insight into the association of treatment based on a global aspect.The first section of the review will cover the treatment of obesity based on a Western medicine lens.The second section of the review will cover the treatment through a traditional approach based from different regions of the world(not including China).The third section of the review will cover treatment through a traditional Chinese medicine approach.The most commonly used electronic databases were used to search for articles related to obesity.The articles gathered consist of a broad spectrum from various parts of the world.Terms used in the search bar consisted of“obesity”,“BMI”,“acupuncture”,“traditional Chinese medicine”,etc.The majority of findings were collected from treatment based on both a western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine approach.The published literature collected is predominantly sourced from the online journal databases PubMed and Science Direct.Obesity is an ever-growing issue throughout society today.Different methods have shown effective results in treating this disease.It is crucial to continue exploring different treatment methods in hopes to solve this major public health issue.展开更多
文摘Jejunoileal bypass(JIB),popular in the 1960s and 1970s,had remarkable success in achieving weight loss by creating a surgical short bowel syndrome.Our patient had an unusual case of liver disease and provided no history of prior bariatric surgery.Later,it was recognized that he had a JIB in the 1970s,which was also responsible for the gamut of his illnesses.Patients with JIB are often not recognized,as they died of complications,or underwent reversal of their surgery or a liver-kidney transplant.Early identification with prompt reversal,and the recognition and treatment of the life-threatening consequences play a critical role in the management of such patients.
文摘The objective of this review was to collect the current published research on obesity and gain insight into the association of treatment based on a global aspect.The first section of the review will cover the treatment of obesity based on a Western medicine lens.The second section of the review will cover the treatment through a traditional approach based from different regions of the world(not including China).The third section of the review will cover treatment through a traditional Chinese medicine approach.The most commonly used electronic databases were used to search for articles related to obesity.The articles gathered consist of a broad spectrum from various parts of the world.Terms used in the search bar consisted of“obesity”,“BMI”,“acupuncture”,“traditional Chinese medicine”,etc.The majority of findings were collected from treatment based on both a western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine approach.The published literature collected is predominantly sourced from the online journal databases PubMed and Science Direct.Obesity is an ever-growing issue throughout society today.Different methods have shown effective results in treating this disease.It is crucial to continue exploring different treatment methods in hopes to solve this major public health issue.
