What does Cruickshank mean?

What does Cruickshank mean? Scottish: nickname for a man with a crooked leg or legs, from older Scots cruik ‘hook’, ‘bend’ (Middle English crook, Old Scandinavian krókr) + shank ‘leg(-bone)’ (Old English sceanca). Where does the surname cruickshanks originate from? Cruickshank was first used as a surname by descendants of Read more…

Why has my gastric sleeve failed?

Why has my gastric sleeve failed? Similar to other bariatric surgery procedures, sleeve gastrectomy failure is likely to be multifactorial and related to a combination of technical, physiological, and psychological parameters, such as gradual sleeve dilation, hormonal adaption, and recurrence of improper eating behaviors, respectively. What happens if gastric sleeve Read more…