Quality-of-Life Assessment of Morbidly Obese Patients who have Undergone a Lap-Band<SUP>®</SUP> Operation: 2-Year Follow-Up Study: Is the MOS SF-36 a useful instrument to measure quality of life in morbidly obese patients?

Scrotal elephantiasis (SE) is a condition considered rare in western industrialised countries but common in filaria prone regions. If no apparent causes are found for SE, it is called idiopathic SE. Medical and conservative therapies are ineffective against idiopathic SE, and surgical intervention is mandatory to treat this disabling condition. Nevertheless, it remains unclear whether surgical intervention improves quality of life among patients with idiopathic SE. Herein, we report a case of a 41-year-old man who underwent acute scrotal resection and reconstruction, secondary to haemorrhage from his idiopathic SE. The aim of this study was to describe the operative approach and assess patient satisfaction after surgical treatment. The patient had no recurrence of SE after surgical treatment at 6 months follow-up and had considerable improvements assessed by general and disease-specific quality of life questionnaires.

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Comparison of the effects of elcatonin and risedronate on back and knee pain by electroalgometry using fall of skin impedance and quality of life assessment using SF-36

Journal of Bone and Mineral Metabolism ◽

10.1007/s00774-011-0259-7 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 29 (5) ◽

pp. 588-597 ◽

Cited By ~ 10

Author(s):

Takuo Fujita ◽

Mutsumi Ohue ◽

Mikio Nakajima ◽

Yoshio Fujii ◽

Akimitsu Miyauchi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Knee Pain ◽

Life Assessment ◽

Skin Impedance ◽

Quality Of Life Assessment ◽

Sf 36

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Durability of Stretta Radiofrequency Treatment for GERD: Results of an 8-Year Follow-Up

Gastroenterology Research and Practice ◽

10.1155/2014/531907 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-5 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Luca Dughera ◽

Gianluca Rotondano ◽

Maria De Cento ◽

Paola Cassolino ◽

Fabio Cisarò

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Clinical Evaluation ◽

Upper Endoscopy ◽

Follow Up Study ◽

Energy Delivery ◽

Sf 36 ◽

Significant Amelioration ◽

Baseline Values

From June 2002 to March 2013 26 patients that underwent Stretta procedure (16 females, 10 males) reached to date an eight-year follow-up. Primary end point of the study was to verify the durability of the procedure at this time. All patients underwent clinical evaluation by upper endoscopy, oesophageal pressure, and pH studies. For each patient 8-year data were compared to those recorded at baseline and at 4 years. There was a significant decrease in both heartburn and GERD HRQL scores at 4 years (P=0.001) and at 8 years (P=0.003) as well as a significant increase of QoL scores at each control time (mental SF-36 and physical SF-36,P=0.001). After 4 and 8 years, 21 patients (80.7%,P=0.0001) and 20 patients (76.9%,P=0.0001) were completely off PPIs. Median LES pressure did not show significant amelioration at 4 and 8 years and mean oesophageal acid exposure significantly improved at 4 years (P=0.001) but returned to baseline values after 8 years. This further follow-up study of ours from four to eight years confirms that RF energy delivery for GERD provides durable improvement in symptoms and in quality of life and reduces antireflux drugs consumption.

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