Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is now the most commonly performed bariatric surgery. Although considered a safe procedure, adverse events such as staple line leak in the context of sleeve stenosis can result in significant patient morbidity and health economic burden. Correction of the downstream stenosis is mandatory for closure of the staple…[Read more]

Numerous studies have concentrated on high-dose radiation exposed accidentally or through therapy, and few involve low-dose occupational exposure, to investigate the correlation between low-dose ionizing radiation and changing hematological parameters among medical workers.

Using a prospective cohort study design, we collected health…[Read more]

l rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.The genus Otodectes Canestrini 1894, comprises an unique species, Otodectes cynotis (Hering, 1838), that is responsible for the ‘ear mange’ in terrestrial carnivores worldwide. Here we report its occurrence in four Brazilian host species from the southeastern region,…[Read more]