A Call to Arms: Obese Men with More Severe Comorbidities of Obesity and Under Utilization of Bariatric Operations. A Study of 1368 Patients.
Gina N Farinholt, MD, Aaron D Carr, MD, Mohamed R Ali, MD University of California, Davis Introduction Despite similar rates of obesity among American men and women, population-based studies suggest that bariatric surgery patients are disproportionately female. The UC Davis experience suggests that when the obese male does present for bariatric surgery, his obesity is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A Comparative Study of Robotic and Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity
Anthony M Gonzalez, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Jorge R Rabaza, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Rupa Seetharamaiah, MD, FACS, Charan Donkor, MD, Rey Romero, MD, Radomir Kosanovic, MD, Jonathan Arad, MD Baptist Health South Florida, Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine INTRODUCTION: The use of Minimally Invasive Surgery in the treatment of morbid obesity has gained… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A new antireflux technique associated to Sleeve Gastrectomy. Strachan Technique.
Ivan Strachan, MD, Gianna Ramos, MD Centro Internacional de Cirugia avanzada Background:The sleeve gastrectomy has become one of the most frequent technique in the treatment of obesity. The risk of fistula and its management is one of the most feared complication The high rate of gastroesophageal reflux and hiatal hernia lead many surgeons to prefer… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
A retrospective study on the pre-op medical & psychological predictors of “successful” and “unsuccessful” post-bariatric surgery patients
That Nam Tran S Ton, BS, Maria B J Chun, PhD, CHC, CPCA, Yosuke Mitsugi, MD, Racquel S Bueno, MD, Cedric S F Lorenzo, MD University of Hawai'i John A. Burns School of Medicine, Department of Surgery at Queen's Medical Center STUDY OBJECTIVE We are conducting a retrospective study to determine the pre-operative medical and… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Achalasia After Bariatric Surgery
Andrea Zelisko, MD, Hector Romero Talamas, MD, Ali Aminian, MD, Esam Batayyah, MD, Kevin El-Hayek, MD, Stacy Brethauer, MD, FACS, Philip Schauer, MD, FACS, Thomas Rice, MD, FACS, Matthew Kroh, MD, FACS Department of Surgery at Cleveland Clinic INTRODUCTION Obesity is an exceedingly common chronic disease-a disease for which the incidence continues to rise and… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Adjustable Gastric Banding Compared to Diet and Exercise for Morbidly Obese Patients Awaiting Renal Transplant
Kenric Murayama, MD, Rashikh A Choudhury, BA, Kristoffel Dumon, MD, Noel Williams, MBBCh, Henry Glick, PhD, Peter Abt, MD, Ali Naji, MD, PhD University of Pennsylvania PURPOSE: Aggressive weight loss has been touted to improve renal transplant candidacy for morbidly obese patients. Our aim was to create a decision analytic model to estimate the impact… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Age Influence on Weight Loss and Glycol-lipid Profile After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Experience with 308 Consecutive Patients
Yoshihiro Nagao, MD, PhD, Michele Diana, MD, Michel Vix, MD, Antonio D'Urso, MD, Didier Mutter, MD, PhD, FACS, Jacques Marescaux, MD, FACS, HonFRCS, HonFJSES IRCAD-IHU, Department of General, Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital of Strasbourg, France Introduction Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is gaining acceptance as a standalone bariatric procedure with proven efficacy on weight loss… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
An Unusual Complication After Revisional Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
Andrew S Wu, MD, Daniel M Herron, MD Mount Sinai School of Medicine We present the diagnosis and management of an early post operative small bowel obstruction caused by mesocolic herniation after revisional laparoscopic gastric bypass. We highlight some of the key radiologic findings which are critical in diagnosing this complication after gastric bypass surgery.… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Anti-Diabetic and weight loss effect of Sleeve gastrectomy and Sleeve Bypass in Japanese morbid obese patients, introduction of bariatric surgery in Japanese Hospital
Takeshi Naitoh, MD, FACS, T Miyachi, MD, H Imoto, MD, N Tanaka, MD, T Morikawa, MD, M Kakyo, MD, M Nagao, MD, S Haneda, MD, S Ohnuma, MD, H Sasaki, MD, K Kudo, MD, T Okada, MD, H Hayashi, MD, H Yoshida, MD, F Motoi, MD, Y Katayose, MD, K Miura, MD, C Shibata, MD,… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Baseline Glycated Hemoglobin Levels Predict Endobarrier-Induced Weight Loss in Morbidly Obese Patients With and Without Type 2 Diabetes
Rodrigo Munoz, MD, PhD, Angelica Dominguez, Statistician, Cesar Munoz, MD, Milenko Slako, MD, Dannae Turiel, RN, Cecilia Gomez, RN, Fernando Munoz, MD, Fernando Pimentel, MD, Alan Sharp, MD, Alex Escalona, MD DEPARTAMENTO DE CIRUGIA DIGESTIVA, ESCUELA DE MEDICINA PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATOLICA DE CHILE INTRODUCTION: Endoscopic treatment with the Endobarrier has shown to induce significant weight… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
‘Candy Cane’ Redundant Roux Syndrome after Gastric Bypass
Michael J Lee, MD, Sergey Lyass Cedars Sinai Medical Center Background: Bariatric surgery remains a prevalent option for the surgical management of obesity and its comorbidities. A redundant length of roux limb also known as the "candy cane" limb may produce vague symptoms that are difficult to diagnose and manage. Clinical Case: A 54 year… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Case Report: Massive gastro-gastric herniation with necrosis following gastric plication emergently converted to sleeve gastrectomy
Paul Cartwright, MD, Howard McCollister, MD, Paul Severson, MD Minnesota Institute for Minimally Invasive Surgery at the Cuyuna Regional Medical Center Greater curvature plication is explained with case report of necrotic gastro-gastric herniation. Film is presented of takedown of greater curvature placation, followed by simultaneous resection of necrotic stomach and conversion to sleeve gastrectomy. Session:… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Causes of Small Bowel Obstruction After Gastric Bypass: A Review of 1000 Cases at a Single Institution
Luke Elms, MD, Rena Moon, MD, Andre Teixeira, MD, Muhammad Jawad, MD, FACS Department of Bariatric Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center Introduction: Internal hernia is a relatively common post operative complication after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(RYGB) procedure. It has been reported that 5-7% of RYGB patients develop internal herniation through Peterson’s or mesenteric defect. However, considerable… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Cholecystectomy Incidence After Bariatric Surgery : Comparing Gastric Bypass, Gastric Banding and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Rena Moon, MD, Andre Teixeira, MD, Muhammad Jawad, MD, FACS Department of Bariatric Surgery, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Bariatric and Laparoscopy Center Introduction: Rapid weight loss after bariatric surgery has been a factor of inducing gall stones postoperatively. Many reports have demonstrated increased gall stone formation after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(RYGB). However, not many studies have… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comorbidity outcomes of the REALIZE adjustable gastric band at 3 years
Kulmeet K Sandhu, MD, Adrienne Youdim, MD, Scott A Cunneen, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, Natan Zundel, MD, Robert T Marema, MD, Edward H Phillips, MD Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles, CA); University of Minnesota Medical Center (Minneapolis, MN); Cleveland Clinic Florida (Weston, FL); U.S. Bariatric (Ft. St. Augustine, FL); Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc (Cincinnati, Ohio) Introduction:… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity