Dietary Protein Intake and Bari ...
Bariatric surgery, a highly successful treatment for obesity, requires adherence to special dietary recommendations to insure the achievement of wei ...
Is Weight Loss Better Sustained ...
Background While some studies have shown that longlimb gastric bypass with Roux limb length of 150 to 200 cm can attain better weight loss outcomes ...
Training Programs Influence in ...
The makeup of a new surgical bariatric team may be associated with a higher number of postoperative complications due to the learning curve. The aim ...
Antidepressant Drug Therapy Doe ...
Background Preliminary data suggest that patients with actively treated depression should expect the same outcomes after surgery. The objective of t ...
Axis I Psychopathology in Baria ...
Background Prior studies have reached contradictory conclusions concerning whether binge eating disorder (BED) is associated with greater psychopath ...
Sleeve Gastrectomy Induces Weig ...
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has been used for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity as a first or definitive procedure with satisfactory r ...
Nutritional Deficiencies in Mor ...
It is a common belief that clinical vitamin or mineral deficiencies are rare in Western countries because of the low-cost and unlimited diversity of ...
Safety and Efficacy of Roux-en- ...
The efficacy of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to control type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has been demonstrated in morbidly obese patients. Surgica ...
Gastric Bypass Does Not Influen ...
Morbidly obese individuals have altered sense of taste and smell. Gastric bypass (GBP) alters taste but olfactory function has not been evaluated. C ...
The Growing Role of Bariatric S ...
The use of bariatric surgery in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes has been recently endorsed in the clinical practice recommendations relea ...
Small Bowel Obstruction After A ...
Reported incidence of small bowel obstruction (SBO) after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass varies between 1.5% and 3.5%. It has been suggested ...
Decreased Serum Betaine Concent ...
Bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases but has no effects on hyperhomocysteinemia, the risk factor for atheroge ...
Revisiting the Revised Master Q ...
Background This study aims to evaluate the Revised Master Questionnaire (MQR), a measure of cognitive and behavioral difficulties related to weight ...
Preliminary Outcomes 1 Year aft ...
Background The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a stand-alone bariatric operation according to t ...
A Review of Studies Comparing T ...
Obesity is a major worldwide problem in public health, reaching epidemic proportions in many countries, especially in urbanized regions. Bariatric p ...
Intraoperative Endoscopic Asses ...
As an advanced surgical procedure, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is associated with considerable morbidity, especially in the learni ...
Prophylactic Inferior Vena Cava ...
Background Bariatric patients are at significant risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) and a subset may benefit from retrievable inferior vena cava ...
Impact of Laparoscopic Adjustab ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is a proven method for weight reduction. Less is known about pregnancies in patients after ...
The Scarpa Lift—A Novel Techniq ...
Abdominoplasty and lower body lift procedures are the most common and sufficient procedures to correct abdominal tissue redundancy. Frequently, pati ...
Our 1-Year Experience in Laparo ...
Sleeve gastrectomy was conceived in 1988 both as a first step to the duodenal switch procedure and as an extension of anti-reflux surgery where pati ...
Gastric Band Erosion in 63 Case ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) remains the most popular bariatric procedure performed in Australia and Europe. Gastric ba ...
Symptoms Suggestive of Dumping ...
Background Dumping syndrome is a well-known complication after upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgery. There are scarce data in the literature about th ...
A 5-Year Experience with Laparo ...
Background Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) remains the most popular surgical modality for obesity management in Europe. The aim of th ...
Potential Nutritional Conflicts ...
An increasing number of morbidly obese patients with end stage renal disease (ESRD) are sequentially undergoing bariatric surgery followed by renal ...
Influence of the Learning Curve ...
Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a relatively new bariatric procedure, and data regarding the learning curve are scarce. The aim ...