GIP and Bariatric Surgery
The Use of an Improved Intragas ...
Background In this study, a new safer and faster intragastric balloon procedure was also employed to treat preobese patients (body mass index (BMI)< ...
Influence of Neck Circumference ...
Background Respiratory function decline has been reported mainly in the morbidly obese. Little is known about the influence of adiposity pattern on ...
Changes in Ghrelin Levels Follo ...
Obesity is a severe health issue that is a global epidemic. Bariatric surgery is an accepted, popular, and effective therapy for weight loss. Ghreli ...
GIP and Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is the most effective modality of achieving weight loss as well as the most effective treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM ...
Income Status and Approval for ...
Background Bariatric surgery has emerged as an effective and safe treatment for severe obesity and utilization rates have increased dramatically. In ...
Massive Weight Loss Without Sur ...
Large weight losses are rarely achieved through non-surgical procedures, but are also possible without professional help. A massive weight loss may ...
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ...
Background Medical treatment of type 2 diabetes has often insufficient clinical results at long term. Although the surgical option is a well-establi ...
Systematic Review of Same-Day L ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) is the commonest bariatric procedure worldwide. The safety and feasibility of same-day discharge after L ...
Are We Pricing Ourselves Out of ...
In my ASMBS presidential address, in Las Vegas, 2002, I emphasized that we were at a crossroads relative to the safety and effectiveness of the lapa ...
Pilot Study Examining the Frequ ...
Morbidly obese patients are at significantly elevated risk of postsurgery complications and merit closer monitoring by health care professionals aft ...
An Unusual Complication 4 years ...
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is an often performed bariatric procedure for morbid obesity. Several complications are known, includ ...
Jejunojejunal Intussusception A ...
Small bowel intussusception is a rare long-term complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the etiology of which remains unclear. Except for one s ...
Metabolic Syndrome: A New Multi ...
That obesity in the USA has reached epidemic proportions is undeniable: one in three American adults is obese. High levels of obesity yield adverse ...
Surgical Treatment of Morbid Ob ...
The aim of this study was to evaluate the midterm outcomes of the laparoscopic ileal interposition associated to a sleeve gastrectomy (LII-SG) for t ...
Objective Assessment of Time Sp ...
Background Bariatric surgery candidates spend very little time in moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (≥3 metabolic equivalents [METs]) ...
Weight Loss after Roux-en-Y Gas ...
Background Heterozygous mutations in melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) are the most frequent genetic cause of obesity. Bariatric surgery is a successfu ...
Comparison of Serum and Salivar ...
Background Ghrelin, a known orexigenic hormone, has been demonstrated to be produced and released by salivary glands. Obtaining saliva for metabolis ...
Cardiac Arrest During Laparosco ...
Obese patients often may demonstrate an acquired prolonged QTc interval due to alteration in cardiac physiology, electrolyte disturbances, and/or me ...
Anesthetic Management for Cesar ...
Valvular heart disease has significant effect on the maternal and fetal outcome of pregnancy. The severity and extent of aortic stenosis is of great ...
Access-Port Fixation on the Lef ...
Access-port (AP) complications after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) are often seen but seldom reported in literature. AP complicatio ...
A Novel Technique for Liver Ret ...
During bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients, the surgeon’s operative view is often obscured by the hypertrophic fatty left lobe of the liver ...
The Role of Receptor-Interactin ...
Background Receptor-interacting protein 140 (RIP140) is a corepressor for nuclear receptors with an important role in the inhibition of energy expen ...
Systematic Review of Erosion af ...
Erosion of the laparoscopic adjustable gastric band (LAGB) into the lumen of the stomach is a recognised complication of this procedure. We undertoo ...
Two-Staged Surgery for Metastat ...
A 47-year-oldmale with a body mass index (BMI) 37.12 kg/m2 was diagnosed with an ill-demarcated tumor within IVB segment of left lobe of the liver. ...
Preliminary Surgical Results of ...
Background Recently, single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) has been used for bariatric procedures, and this surgery is considered a type of mi ...