Internal hernias and gastric perforation after a laparoscopic gastric bypass.

abstract：:A 42-year-old woman presented with intractable crampy abdominal pain continuing for 1 year. The pain worsened after eating and improved when walking. She had undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding 4 years previously, with re-banding 18 months later because of anterior band slippage. The patient underwent nu...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Daetwiler S,Adamina M,Schöb O

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vital for any surgeon choosing to perform bariatric surgery is to be financially savvy. Establishing a practice is not a simple matter. This article will describe how physicians can establish their practice in weight loss medicine. To better insure success, wisdom dictates that one perform a geographical study with re...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Frezza EE,Wachtel MS

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Among the various operations used for surgical treatment of morbid obesity, adjustable silicone gastric banding (ASGB) is the least invasive. Many good results have been described. During extended follow-up, however, serious complications may occur. We briefly describe our results with ASGB and will focus on...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： de Jonge IC,Tan KG,Oostenbroek RJ

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity in young people is one of the most serious public health problems worldwide. Moreover, the mechanisms preventing obese adolescents from losing and maintaining weight loss have been elusive. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is successful at achieving long-term weight loss in patients across all...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Abdeen GN,Miras AD,Alqhatani AR,le Roux CW

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A morbidly obese 42-year-old woman presented with a 1-week history of left chest pain. She had undergone laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding 16 months earlier with a body mass index (BMI) of 49.2 kg/m2. Diagnostic workup revealed a large left pleural empyema and ruled out band slippage. At left thoracotomy, a misd...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Bernante P,Breda C,Zangrandi F,Pomerri F,Pelizzo MR,Foletto M

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In Russia, 40% of the population are overweight, and 26% are obese. As was mentioned at the IFSO Symposium in Cancun, very little is known about obesity surgery in Russia. METHODS:The authors undertook a literature search and interviewed surgeons who are known to perform bariatric procedures. RESULTS:Jejun...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Yashkov YI,Kuzin NM,Sedletsky YI

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:That obesity in the USA has reached epidemic proportions is undeniable: one in three American adults is obese. High levels of obesity yield adverse microeconomic and macroeconomic effects, but assessing the viability of bariatric surgery in this respect requires careful consideration of its efficacy, its economic cost...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Frezza EE,Wachtel M

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Severe obesity and metabolic syndrome have been implicated in the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). We evaluated the diagnostic value of liver stiffness measurement (LSM), by transient elastography (FibroScan®) in bariatric surgery candidates with suspected NAFLD. METHODS:A total of 1...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Naveau S,Lamouri K,Pourcher G,Njiké-Nakseu M,Ferretti S,Courie R,Tranchart H,Ghinoiu M,Balian A,Prévot S,Perlemuter G,Dagher I

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although, the vast majority of bariatric procedures worldwide are performed laparoscopically, there is no consensus on the best technique to enter the first trocar, a potentially dangerous maneuver. Three principally different techniques exist: initial pneumoperitoneum by Verres needle, open Hasson technique...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Sundbom M,Ottosson J

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:It is unclear whether specific gut microbiota is associated with remission of type 2 diabetes (T2D) after distinct types of bariatric surgery. AIMS:The aim of this study is to examine gut microbiota changes after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG) surgery in obese patien...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Murphy R,Tsai P,Jüllig M,Liu A,Plank L,Booth M

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Besides weight loss Scopinaro's operation produces correction of hypercholesterolemia and noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus in all patients who suffer from these conditions. These results encouraged us to perform biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) without gastric resection, thus preserving the functions of...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Noya G,Cossu ML,Coppola M,Tonolo G,Angius MF,Fais E,Ruggiu M

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To understand the role of ghrelin in the mechanism of action of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), a prospective cohort case-control study to assess the expression of ghrelin-producing cells (GPC) in two groups of patients was designed. METHODS:Specimens of resected stomach from 26 obese patients who un...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Musella M,Di Capua F,D'Armiento M,Velotti N,Bocchetti A,Di Lauro K,Galloro G,Campione S,Petrella G,D'Armiento FP

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Massive weight loss following bariatric surgery frequently results in body contour deformities like ptotic and hypoplastic breasts, redundant abdominal tissue and loose skin especially in the medial thigh area. This redundant tissue can be used for breast augmentation in the case of hypertrophic ptotic breas...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Schoeller T,Meirer R,Otto-Schoeller A,Wechselberger G,Piza-Katzer H

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:More should be known about the spectrum of endoscopic abnormalities and treatments in patients with upper gastrointestinal (UGI) symptoms after laparoscopic bariatric surgery. METHODS:Patients referred for endoscopic evaluation of UGI symptoms after laparoscopic bariatric surgery were studied. Clinical mani...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Yang CS,Lee WJ,Wang HH,Huang SP,Lin JT,Wu MS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We have previously reported on the benefits of Pre-Surgical Exercise Training (PreSET) on physical fitness and social interactions in subjects awaiting bariatric surgery (BS). However, data are needed to know whether these benefits are maintained post-BS. OBJECTIVES:The purpose of this paper was to evaluate...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Baillot A,Vallée CA,Mampuya WM,Dionne IJ,Comeau E,Méziat-Burdin A,Langlois MF

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bariatric surgery is being performed with increasing frequency in the USA as a definitive treatment for morbid obesity and associated comorbidities. Management strategies of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and hypertension (HTN) medications in sleeve gastrectomy (SG) patients postoperatively are unclear, spe...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Tritsch AM,Bland CM,Hatzigeorgiou C,Sweeney LB,Phillips M

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intraoperative and early postoperative complications in patients operated for morbid obesity were assessed. METHODS:114 morbidly obese patients underwnent gastric banding (non-adjustable or adjustable). The influence of body mass index (BMI), age and preoperative morbidity on the occurrence of postoperative...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Hajzman Z,Kabelác K,Kaska M,Simkovic D

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preliminary data suggest that patients with actively treated depression should expect the same outcomes after surgery. The objective of this study was to compare weight loss 12 months after gastric bypass surgery in patients taking antidepressants before surgery (AD) versus those who were not (non-AD). METH...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Malone M,Alger-Mayer SA,Polimeni JM

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:As laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is becoming the most popular bariatric procedure worldwide, treatment options for managing complications, in particular gastric leaks, are also emerging. Staple line leak is a major short-term complication of the procedure. Patients with persistent gastric leaks after...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Amor IB,Lainas P,Kassir R,Etienne JH,Casanova V,Dagher I,Gugenheim J

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The rise in bariatric surgery has driven an increased number of complications from venous thromboembolism (VTE). Evidence supports obesity as an independent risk factor for VTE, but the specific derangements underlying the hypercoagulability of obesity are not well defined. To better characterize VTE risk fo...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Overby DW,Kohn GP,Cahan MA,Galanko JA,Colton K,Moll S,Farrell TM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Lapaparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has become a widespread method to treat morbid obesity. Long-term complications and failures require a strategy for reoperation. METHODS:1,180 patients have been operated on from April 1995 to December 2003. 151 had reoperation for complications (12.7%) exclu...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Dargent J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Surgical training today is all about minimally invasive surgery. With little or no experience and/or confidence in rapid, emergent conversion to an open procedure, how does the surgeon expeditiously do so? OBJECTIVES:The intent of this paper is to help those inexperienced in "open" techniques to quickly r...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Jones KB Jr

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study investigated how demographic, health, and behavioral factors interacted to affect weight outcomes in bariatric patients. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients who were non-Hispanic black, Hispanic, or non-Hispanic white race/ethnicity, had no revisions to their RYGB during 2004-2009, and had at least 1 ye...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Coleman KJ,Brookey J

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aim to review the available literature on obese patients treated with bariatric procedures, in order to assess their effect on the metabolic and gut microbiota profiles. A systematic literature search was performed in PubMed, Cochrane library, and Scopus databases, in accordance with the PRISMA guidelines. Twenty-t...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Magouliotis DE,Tasiopoulou VS,Sioka E,Chatedaki C,Zacharoulis D

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is currently no consensus on the combined length of small bowel that should be bypassed as biliopancreatic or alimentary limb for optimum results with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A number of different limb lengths exist, and there is significant variation in practice amongst surgeons. Inevitably, this means that s...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Mahawar KK,Kumar P,Parmar C,Graham Y,Carr WR,Jennings N,Schroeder N,Balupuri S,Small PK

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Results of the laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass (MGB) are reported. METHODS:1,274 MGB patients are continuously monitored as part of an online computer tracking data-base system. RESULTS:Mean preoperative weight (+/- Standard Deviation) was 132 +/- 21 kg, BMI 47 +/- 7. Mean excess weight loss was 51% at 6 ...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Rutledge R

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the most common bariatric surgical procedure in the USA in women of reproductive age. A pregnant patient presented with nonspecific upper abdominal pain and nausea, suggesting an internal hernia. At surgery, an intussusception was identified and reduced without complications. O...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Wax JR,Wolff R,Cobean R,Pinette MG,Blackstone J,Cartin A

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity has proven to be associated with respiratory symptoms and impaired pulmonary function, which could increase the incidence of postoperative complications after bariatric surgery. However, the component of obesity that has the most influence on pulmonary function has not been identified, especially in ...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Wei YF,Wu HD,Chang CY,Huang CK,Tai CM,Hung CM,Tseng WK,Wu CC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Intragastric balloon placement in association with diet for weight reduction is steadily gaining popularity. However, long-term follow-up studies on the effect of this method in maintaining weight loss are lacking. This study evaluated the long-term outcome following balloon removal in morbidly obese patient...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Melissas J,Mouzas J,Filis D,Daskalakis M,Matrella E,Papadakis JA,Sevrisarianos N,Charalambides D

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have reported that risk factors for elevated mortality after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass include male gender, as well as a very elevated BMI. The present study was aimed at determining whether these same risk factors applied to patients undergoing the duodenal switch (DS) operation. MATERIALS ...

journal_title：Obesity surgery

authors： Fazylov RM,Savel RH,Horovitz JH,Pagala MK,Coppa GF,Nicastro J,Lazzaro RS,Macura JM

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00