A Prospective Assessment of Psy ...
Background Psychological factors are considered potential contraindicators to bariatric surgery, but inconsistently predict surgical outcomes. We ex ...
Opioid Requirements after Lapar ...
Background Postoperative analgesia following bariatric surgery is complicated by the high prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea which is worsened by ...
ESR1, FTO, and UCP2 Genes Inter ...
Background Significant variability in weight loss and glycemic control has been observed in obese patients receiving bariatric surgery. Genetic fact ...
Impaired Abdominal Skin Sensory ...
Background Bariatric surgery reduces body weight, but creates the need for surgical correction of the patient’s body shape, especially of the abdome ...
Gastric Bypass and Copper Defic ...
Among these studies is a more serious nonreported condition that could also be associated with bariatric bypass surgery. It is a well-known fact tha ...
Possible Consequences of the Ne ...
In 2009, about 5.1 Mio persons aged 18–65 years lived in Switzerland [2]. As shown in Table 1, about 2% of adults can be expected to have a BMI≥35 k ...
FTO mRNA Expression in Extremel ...
Background Fat mass and obesity-associated protein (FTO) gene expression is known to correlate with obesity. Our aim was to investigate the FTO gene ...
Prevalence and Co-occurrence of ...
Background Obesity is considered as a risk factor for many functional digestive disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the prevalen ...
Morphofunctional Evaluation of ...
Background This study aims to evaluate the effect of weight loss on the physical capacity and the structure and function of the heart after bariatri ...
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-Induce ...
Background The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) on glucose tolerance and insulin resistance in ty ...
An Assessment of Patient Behavi ...
Background Without changes to diet and exercise behaviors, weight losses achieved through surgical procedures may be short lived. There is no data c ...
Medical and Psychosocial Outcom ...
Background In conjunction with the Louisiana Office of Group Benefits, the Louisiana State University School of Medicine conducted a study to examin ...
Incisional Hernia Prophylaxis i ...
Background The development of incisional hernia after open bariatric surgery is a major cause of morbidity and hospital readmission. The use of pros ...
Race, Socioeconomic Status, and ...
Studies examining the characteristics of patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the USA have concluded that the procedure is not being used equita ...
Fast-Track Laparoscopic Gastric ...
Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is a potentially complicated surgery with significant hospitalisation, especially during th ...
Preoperative Transabdominal Ult ...
Background Preoperative ultrasonography (US) prior to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) aimed to find possible gallstones. The aim of t ...
The Two Major Epidemics of the ...
It is a well-known fact that severe obesity is associated with the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and ot ...
The Long-Term Risk of Venous Th ...
Background Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality following bariatric surgery. The exact duration and magnitude ...
Examination of the Efficacy and ...
The laparoscopic Roux Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) is one of the most often performed bariatric surgical intervention. Intraoperative gastroscopy (IOG) ...
Clinical Predictors of Differen ...
Background Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the comorbidities related to obesity. Liver biopsy has been used as the “gold standard ...
Veress Needle: A Simple Liver R ...
A key problem in the application of SILS to gastric banding (and other gastric surgeries) is how to achieve adequate retraction of the liver, withou ...
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric ...
Background Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) can dramatically ameliorate type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in morbidly obese patients. How ...
Sleep Apnea Determines Soluble ...
Background The effects of surgical weight loss (WL) on inflammatory biomarkers associated with sleep apnea remain unknown. We sought to determine if ...
Wide Topical Negative Pressure ...
Postbariatric plastic surgery is considered to be a high-risk procedure, which entails such frequent minor complications as postoperative seroma, bl ...
Helicobacter pylori Eradication ...
Background The high prevalence of Helicobacter pylori (HP) in our obese population undergoing Roux-en-Y bypass gastric surgery (69.4%) and the conce ...