Singapore medical journal
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Singapore medical journal · Nov 2018
Local experience with radiosurgery for vestibular schwannomas and recommendations for management.
There are many treatment options for vestibular schwannomas (VSs), including radiosurgery. Previous studies have shown good outcomes for smaller tumours. We report the results of a seven-year cohort of patients with VS who were treated at our centre using a linear accelerator-based stereotactic radiosurgery system. ⋯ Radiosurgery is effective and safe for small VSs or as an adjunct therapy after microsurgery.
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Singapore medical journal · Sep 2018
Effectiveness of bariatric surgery in diabetes prevention in high-risk Asian individuals.
Obesity is a key risk factor in the development of Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Bariatric surgery causes a large amount of durable weight loss in those with clinically severe obesity. We reported the effect of weight loss via bariatric surgery on DM prevention in those at high risk of developing DM. ⋯ Bariatric surgery produces significant weight loss, and leads to reversion from the pre-diabetic state to normal glycaemic status and reduction of the incident DM rate in those with pre-DM and morbid obesity.