Morbid Obesity in Women is Asso ...
Background Few studies have recently showed functional and morphological changes of the thyroid gland in relation to obesity. To our knowledge, no d ...
Morbidity in Patients with or a ...
Considerable controversy exists about the perioperative management of patients at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in free-standing clini ...
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle T ...
Background This study seeks to assess the effect of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on pulmonary function, respiratory muscle strength, and endura ...
Clinical Implications of Sleeve ...
Splenic arterial demarcation has been observed during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The present study aims to detect its actual incidence d ...
Association of Obestatin, Ghrel ...
Background Three protein products of ghrelin gene (acylated ghrelin, des-acylated ghrelin, and obestatin) are involved in appetite stimulation and s ...
Randomized Clinical Trial of La ...
Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is currently the gold standard bariatric procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity. Lap ...
Pancreatic Polypeptide Meal Res ...
Background Unknown hormonal and neural satiety signals are thought to drive sustainable weight loss following laparoscopic adjustable gastric bandin ...
Gastrobronchial fistula after s ...
Gastrobronchial fistula (GBF) is a serious complication following bariatric surgery, whose treatment by thoracotomy and/or laparotomy involves a hig ...
Long-Term Plasma Ghrelin and Le ...
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a gaining ground operation amongst the ones applied for treatment of morbid obesity. Though SG is a food limit ...
Depletion of Serum Carotenoid a ...
Background Obesity constitutes a growing health problem, and surgical treatment of severe obesity is increasingly used. Nutrient deficiencies are co ...
Xenon Anesthesia Reduces TNFα a ...
Background Anesthesia is able to modulate the balance between proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokine production during surgery. The aim of t ...
Four-Year Hospital Resource Uti ...
Background Consumption of healthcare has been shown to diminish after bariatric treatment, but utilization of hospital services has not been well do ...
Use of the Obesity Surgery Mort ...
Background This study aimed to evaluate the role of the Obesity Surgery Mortality Risk Score (OS-MRS) to predict the risk of post-operative adverse ...
Effectiveness and Safety of Air ...
Background Intragastric balloon is a widely used technique to treat obesity that is considered to be more efficient than conservative treatment befo ...
Reversible Gastric Restriction ...
Background Gastric restrictive procedures are considered effective weight loss treatment for severe obesity. The aim of the study was to evaluate th ...
The OTSC®-Clip in Revisional En ...
The maintenance of the restrictive component of the Fobi pouch gastric bypass is essential for permanent weight control. Dilatation of the pouch-out ...
Comparison of Hand-Sewn, Linear ...
Background There is no consensus on the ideal gastrojejunostomy anastomosis (GJA) technique in laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). We rev ...
Comparison of Two Objective Mon ...
Background Objective quantification of physical activity (PA) is needed to understand PA and sedentary behaviors in bariatric surgery patients, yet ...
Gastric By-pass with Fixed 230- ...
Background Morbid obesity is a disease of increasing prevalence. Diet and exercise are not effective for excess weight loss (EWL) in most patients; ...
The Prevalence of Body Contouri ...
Background As bariatric surgery has become more popular, more patients are undergoing body contouring surgery after massive weight loss. Many of the ...
Role of Thrombolestagrophy in M ...
Background Thromboelastography is a technique that surveys the properties of viscoelastic blood clot. The purpose of this paper was to evaluate the ...
Effects of CPAP on Gastric Pouc ...
Background The purpose of this study was to determine if the routine use of postoperative continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) in patients und ...
A 5-Year Prospective Quality of ...
Background In addition to actual weight loss and the possible resolution of obesity-related co-morbidities following bariatric surgery, another wide ...
Anesthesia for Bariatric Surger ...
Background Bariatric surgery has a lot of problems in anesthesia. We retrospectively compared anesthesia for bariatric surgery in yellow race with t ...
Bariatric Surgery: 1-Year Weigh ...
Background Bariatric surgery is the most effective obesity treatment in terms of weight loss and resolution of comorbidities. Roux-en-Y bypass surge ...