Development of a Group Therapy ...
Background The prevalence rate of mental disorders in severely obese patients appears to be high. In the Department of Psychosomatic Medicine, Heide ...
Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve G ...
Gastric bypass (GBP) has proved its efficacy 30 years ago in the management of diabetes mellitus (T2DM) for severe obese patients. More recently, in ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is now considered an effective bariatric procedure (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Su ...
Roux-en-Y Reconstruction at Gre ...
Delayed gastric emptying after distal gastrectomy and reconstruction of alimentary tract with a gastroenteric anastomosis can significantly influenc ...
Prevalence of Endocrine Disease ...
Background Bariatric surgery allows stable body weight reduction inmorbidly obese patients. In presurgical evaluation, obesity-related co-morbiditie ...
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 ...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pati ...
Background The patient population that is evaluated for bariatric surgery is characterized by a very high body mass index (BMI). Since obesity is th ...
Anatomy and Complications Follo ...
Background To evaluate the post-operative gastric anatomy depicted by upper gastrointestinal gastrografin swallow studies (UGI) and report radiologi ...
What Is My Goal? Expected Weigh ...
Background A number of reasons lead patients to choose to undergo weight loss procedures. Previous studies have demonstrated that patients have unre ...
Copper and Zinc Serum Levels af ...
Background There are limited data on the prevalence of copper and zinc deficiency in the long term after bariatric surgery. Methods We analysed cop ...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ...
Background The link between diabetes mellitus and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is controversial. We assessed the relationship between glyc ...
Short-Term Carbohydrate-Restric ...
Background Weight loss in bariatric pre-surgery period reduces surgical complications, surgery time, blood loss, and length of hospital stay. Carboh ...
Physical Fitness in Morbidly Ob ...
Background There is a growing consensus that bariatric surgery is currently the most efficacious and long-term treatment for clinically severe obesi ...
Silicone-Ring Roux-en-Y Gastric ...
Background The objective of this study was to compare the effects of silicone-ring Roux-en-Y gastric bypass carried out by laparoscopy versus that a ...
Characterization of the Improve ...
Background The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) has been frequently employed as a measure of depression in studies of obesity, with the majority of s ...
Anemia During Pregnancy after S ...
Background Bariatric surgery before pregnancy may help prevent obesity-related gestational complications. However, maternal malnutrition is not with ...
Subfascial Port Placement in Ga ...
Background In some bariatric patients with predominantly intra-abdominal fat a shallow fat layer separates the gastric band access port from the ski ...
Impact of SustainedWeight Loss ...
Background Appetite-regulating hormones seem to play an important role in weight loss after bariatric surgery. Less is known regarding long-term wei ...
Influence of Reoperations on Lo ...
Quality of life improves after bariatric surgery. However, long-term results and the influence of reoperations are not well known. A prospective qua ...
Good Quality of Life in Severel ...
Background The impact of obesity on total knee replacement (TKR) outcomes is unclear. Studies use different classifications of obesity and heterogen ...
Inflammation and Biochemical Fe ...
Background Accumulated fat is an accepted trigger of inflammation and metabolic syndrome but specific biochemical associations in males and females ...
The Effects of Bariatric Surger ...
Background Excess body weight increases both the risk and severity of asthma. Several studies indicate that bariatric surgery decreases asthma sever ...
The Psychology of Bariatric Pat ...
Background Obesity has serious implications on a woman's quality of life and body image. We propose a qualitative investigation aimed at understandi ...
The Relationship Between Anthro ...
Background Obesity may cause adverse effects on the respiratory system. The main purpose of this study was to investigate how various measures of ob ...
Gastric Emptying and Postprandi ...
Background Super-obesity (BMI>50) is increasing rapidly. We use the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) as one option in this pa ...