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OBJECTIVE To describe a rare case of occult (<1cm in diameter) medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) in a 45-year-old woman, presenting as an asymptomatic mediastinal mass. DESIGN The diagnostic methodology included laboratory measurements of relevant biochemical and hormonal parameters including calcitonin (CT), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) and chromogranin A, and imaging techniques including...
Background Diet and surgically-induced weight loss have been shown to lead to alterations in motor and sensory function of the stomach.We investigated the clinical outcome and gastric emptying of solid foods in morbidly obese (MO) patients following sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Methods We studied 23 MO patients [(7 males, 16 females), mean age 38.9 ±11.0 years (range 20–64 years), mean weight 135.1...
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