Anatomy and Complications Follo ...
Background To evaluate the post-operative gastric anatomy depicted by upper gastrointestinal gastrografin swallow studies (UGI) and report radiologi ...
A Survey of Dumping Symptomatol ...
Background Lesser omental transection during gastric bypass for morbid obesity may be associated with postoperative dumping. A survey of postoperati ...
Prevalence of Endocrine Disease ...
Background Bariatric surgery allows stable body weight reduction inmorbidly obese patients. In presurgical evaluation, obesity-related co-morbiditie ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is now considered an effective bariatric procedure (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Su ...
Evaluation of Bone Mineral Dens ...
Studies that evaluate the influence of gastric bypass (RYGP) on bone mass are limited to short-term follow-up. We analysed changes in bone mineral d ...
NAFLD and Insulin Resistance Do ...
Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and insulin resistance are common consequences of obesity and are highly prevalent among patient ...
Metabolic Syndrome after Bariat ...
Background There is a lack of long-term studies for metabolic syndrome after bariatric surgery. Our aim is to show the evolution of the parameters t ...
24-h pH-metry and Multichannel ...
Background The 24-h ambulatory pH-metry with multichannel intraluminal impedance monitoring (24-h pHmetry+ MII) allows the simultaneous assessment o ...
Effects of A-Line Autoregressio ...
Monitoring depth of anesthesia may improve anesthetic dosing and postanesthetic recovery in obese patients. Sixty morbidly obese patients undergoing ...
Psychiatric Disorders and Parti ...
Background Psychological and behavioural factors seem to influence the results of bariatric surgery and the ability to achieve sustained weight loss ...
Long-Term Results of a Prospect ...
Background The objective of this study was to study the long-term outcome of adjustable gastric banding in the treatment of morbid obesity. In Europ ...
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and H ...
Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is impaired in severely obese individuals presenting for bariatric surgery. Little is known about the relatio ...
Changes in Lipid Profiles in Mo ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has evolved as a primary weight loss surgery. This study provides changes in lipid profiles in obes ...
Ultrasonic Value is Not Useful ...
To study the evolution of the bone mass by ultrasonic transmission after biliopancreatic diversion. Forty eight morbid obese patients were prospecti ...
Association of Body Mass Index ...
Prior epidemiologic studies have shown that increasing body mass index (BMI) is associated with higher total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein ...
Initial Experience with Robotic ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is used with increasing frequency for the treatment of morbid obesity. The application of robotic t ...
Bariatric Surgery versus Lifest ...
Background Few studies have looked at non-surgical alternatives for morbid obese patients. This study aims to compare 1-year weight loss and changes ...
Efficacy of Low-Level Laser The ...
Background Low-level laser therapy (LLLT) is commonly used in medical applications, but scientific studies of its efficacy and the mechanism by whic ...
Outcomes, Satiety, and Adverse ...
Background Follow-up is critical to the success of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). Few data guide this and expected norms of satiety ...
Small-diameter Bands Lead to Hi ...
Background While weight loss is the primary goal of bariatric procedures, the impact of quality of life (QoL), comorbidity, and surgery-related comp ...
Erosive Esophagitis after Baria ...
Background Obesity is associated with gastroesophageal reflux disease. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the most performed bariatric procedure in the wor ...
Endoscopic Dilation of Gastroje ...
Background and aims Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is the most frequent technique performed in bariatric surgery. Gastrojejunal anast ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Background The laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is derived from the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch operation (Marceau ...
Surgical Site Infections Follow ...
Background Although obesity is a well-known risk factor for surgical site infection (SSI), specific risk factors for SSI among obese patients underg ...
Sweet Eating: A Definition and ...
Background Previous studies have suggested that patients who are defined as so-called sweet eaters have more difficulties to lose weight and to main ...