Revisional Surgery After Failed Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: A Systematic Review
Ahmad Elnahas, MD, Kerry Graybiel, MD, Forough Farrokhyar, MPhil PhD, Scott Gmora, MD FRCSC, Mehran Anvari, MBBS PhD FRCSC FACS, Dennis Hong, MD MSc FRCSC FACS. McMaster University, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has emerged as one of the most commonly performed bariatric procedures worldwide. Unfortunately, revisional surgery is… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Pre-op Alcohol Abuse Prevalence Among Weight Loss Surgery Patients
Omar Y Kudsi, MD, Karen Huskey, MPH, Shannon Grove, BA, George L Blackburn, MD PhD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Christina C Wee, MD MPH. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School BackgroundIt has been hypothesized that alcohol metabolism is altered after weight loss surgery (WLS) with few studies suggesting a high prevalence of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Management of Staple Line Leaks After Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Consecutive Series of 378 Patients.
Michel Vix, MD, Ludovic Marx, MD, Michele Diana, MD, Silvana Perretta, MD, Gianfranco Donatelli, MD, Cosimo Callari, MD, Valérie Podelski, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD Hon FRCS FACS Hon JSES. IRCAD, University of Strasbourg, France Introduction Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is gaining acceptance as a definitive bariatric procedure with proven efficacy on weight loss and… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
“a Prospective Comparison of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Gastric Bypass”
Francesco Stipa, MD PhD FACS, Valentina Giaccaglia, MD, Alessio Pigazzi, MD FACS, Antonio Burza, MD, Ettore Santini, MD. Department of Surgery, San Giovanni Hospital, Rome, Italy Background. The aim of this study was to compare the effect on comorbidities and failure rates of two common bariatric surgical procedures performed laparoscopically: sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Adult and Pediatric Obese Patients: A Comparative Study
Aayed R Alqahtani, FRCSC FACS, Mohamed Elahmedi, MD, Hussam Alamri, MD. King Saud University, College of Medicine, Department of Surgery IntroductionBariatric surgery is currently the most effective approach for long-term weight loss in morbidly obese adults. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a recent bariatric procedure that has gained widespread popularity due to its association… Continue Reading
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Marginal Ulcer After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: What Have We Really Learned?
Kevin M El-hayek, MD, Poochong Timratana, MD, Hideharu Shimizu, MD, Bipan Chand, MD FACS. Cleveland Clinic INTRODUCTION: The definition of marginal ulcer (MU) following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is widely debated. A significant variation of incidence is reported with ulcers being categorized as early or late based on timing from operation. The objective of our… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Should Insurance Companies Require Structured Attempts at Weight Loss As a Condition for Approval of Weigth Loss Surgery?
Abraham J Frech, MD, Arpan Goel, MD, Tovy H Kamine, MD, Robert A Andrews, MD, Daniel B Jones, MD, Benjamin E Schneider, MD. Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School Introduction:Insurance companies frequently require patients to have participated in structured attempts at weight loss as a prerequisite for weight loss surgery approval. This begs… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Omental Patch Repair Effectively Treats Perforated Marginal Ulcers Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Mark R Wendling, MD, John G Linn, MD, Kara Keplinger, MD, Vimal K Narula, MD, Jeffrey W Hazey, MD, Dean J Mikami, MD, Kyle A Perry, MD, W. Scott Melvin, MD, Bradley J Needleman, MD. Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH INTRODUCTION: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the most… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Peri-operative Risk Factors for 30-day Mortality After Bariatric Surgery: Is Functional Status Important?
Muhammad Asad Khan, MD, Roman Grinberg, MD, Stelin Johnson, RPAC, John N Afthinos, MD, Karen E Gibbs, MD. Staten Island University Hospital OBJECTIVE: Although mortality from bariatric surgery is low, peri-operative determinants of morbidity and mortality in this population have yet to be fully defined. Our aim was to evaluate the factors capable of… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Safety and Feasibility of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Patients Following Liver Transplantation
Matthew Y Lin, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD MPH, M. Mehdi Tavakol, MD, Shadee M Amirkiai, BS, Stanley J Rogers, MD, Jonathan T Carter, MD, Andrew M Posselt, MD PhD. Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California AbstractBackground: Obesity, steroid-induced diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, and steatohepatitis can occur after liver… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Trends in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery Evaluated By Uhc Database Collection
Pradeep Pallati, MD, Anton Simorov, MD, Avishai Meyer, MD, Vishal Kothari, MD, Corrigan Mcbride, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD. University of Nebraska Medical Center Background: Adolescent bariatric surgery has been increasing the last few years, as a result of increasing childhood obesity. Many institutions have reported their individual experiences with adolescent bariatric surgery, but, so… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does a Dedicated Surgical Team Really Make the Bariatric Surgical Suite More Efficient?
Matthew Fourman, MD, Leena Khaitan, MD. Case Western Reserve University Hospitals Background Over the last several years there has been an emphasis on team training in the operating room to improve efficiency and reduce adverse outcomes. A consistent surgical team has been considered particularly important in the care of the patient undergoing bariatric surgery… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Porto-mesenteric Vein Thrombosis After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Report of 12 Cases
José Salinas, MD, Julio Cerda, MS, Napoleón Salgado, MD, Fernando Pimentel, MD, Andrea Vega, RN, Gustavo Pérez, MD, Alex Escalona, MD, Ricardo Funke, MD, Camilo Boza, MD. Digestive Surgery Department, Hospital Clínico P. Universidad Católica de Chile INTRODUCTIONLaparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) has gained popularity because it seems to be simpler and safer than Roux-en-Y… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Retrograde Intussusception After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Saber Ghiassi, MD MPH, Daniel Moon, MD, Keith Boone, MD FACS, Kelvin Higa, MD FACS. University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Retrograde or antiperistaltic intussusception is a very rare complication of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. It involves intussusception of the distal bowel into the proximal bowel almost exclusively at or near the jejunojejunostomy. This video… Continue Reading
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Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Reactive Hypoglycemia
Saber Ghiassi, MD MPH, Benjamin Shadle, MD, Keith Boone, MD FACS, Kelvin Higa, MD FACS. University of California, San Francisco, Fresno Severe reactive hypoglycemia following gastric bypass is a rare late complication that typically presents 1-5 years after surgery. Hypoglycemia results from an exaggerated insulin response to a glucose load. Etiology may include the… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity