A Comparitive Study of Gastrojejunal Strictures After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in 3200 Consecutive Patients With a Use of 21-mm vs 25mm Circular Stapler
Atif Iqbal, MD, Mir Ali, MD, Kelly Frances, MD, Phillip Chin, MD, Peter Leport, MD. Leport Surgical Associates, Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center and Fountain Valley Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA. INTRODUCTION:Gastrojejunal anastomotic strictures remains the most common late complication after Laparoscopic gastric bypass. This is relatively more common with circular –stapled gastrojejunostomy. The objective of this… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Malignant Hyperthermia During Laparoscopic Adjusted Gastric Banding: A Case Report
Josue Chery, MD, Chiba Shintaro, Ambibola Pratt, MD, Ronell Kirkley, DNP CRNA, Barbara Hearne, RN, Andrew Beyzman, MD, Piotr Gorecki, MD. New York Methodist Hospital Introduction: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is the least invasive form of bariatric surgery. It is increasingly performed on an outpatient basis. Malignant hyperthermia (MH) is a rare but… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Management of Internal Hernia Due to Adjustable Gastric Band Tubing
Osama Hamed, MBBS, Lashondria Simpson, MD, Emanuel Lomenzo, MD PhD, Mark Kligman, MD. Department of Surgery University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, MD Introduction: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is the most commonly performed bariatric procedure worldwide. Device related morbidity is typically related to the subcutaneous port or the band proper. Complications related… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Regain and Remission of Diabetes After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD. AMC Bariatric Surgery Group, Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: The surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). However, little is known regarding whether patients who regain weight after surgery will maintain remission… Continue Reading
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Effective Use of Inferior Vena Cava Filters in High-risk Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Tec Chong, MD FACS, Suma Sangisetty, MD, Siva Vithianathan, MD FACS. Brown Alpert School of Medicine PurposeObesity is an independent risk factor for venous thromboemolic events (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE), which is the leading cause of death postoperatively from bariatric surgery. Retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters have been shown to prevent… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures in Community Teaching Hospital – How Far Are We Into Teaching Surgical Residents?
Arunkumar Baskara, MRCS MD, Stefanie L Saunders, MS, Brendan O Connell, MD, Prashanth Ramachandra, MD. Mercy Catholic Medical Center AbstractBackgroundLaparoscopic Bariatric Surgery is being done in several Community Teaching hospitals. Most hospitals don’t have formal fellowship training and surgical residents play a key role in assisting the Surgeon for these procedures and in most… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Transversus Abdominus Plane Block + Single Port Operation = Almost Scarless and Almost Painless Surgery: A Pilot Study On Single-port Sleeve Gastrectomy
David Y Lee, MD, Ronald Ross, MBBS, Michael Wassef, MD, Jun Levine, MD, Julio Teixeira, MD. St. Luke's Roosevelt Hospital IntroductionSingle-port laparoscopy is a relatively new modality in abdominal surgery which offers improved cosmesis. Although studies to date have not been able to demonstrate that single-port laparoscopy achieves superior outcomes for postoperative pain compared to the… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy With Staple Line Buttress Reinforcement in 116 Consecutive Morbidly Obese Patients: A Canadian Experience
Richdeep S Gill, MD, Noah Switzer, Mike Driedger, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Arya M Sharma, MD, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc, Shahzeer Karmali, MD. University of Alberta; Royal Alexandria Hospital IntroductionObesity rates have reached epidemic levels with over 300 million obese individuals worldwide. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a primarily restrictive bariatric surgical procedure has… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
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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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Early Experience of Bariatric Surgery at Dayanand Medical College&hospital,ludhiana(punjab)india.
Ashish Ahuja, MS, Prabhdeep Nain, MS, Satpal Singh Virk, Mch. Dayanand Medical College&hospital,Ludhiana,(Punjab)INDIA Introduction: Obesity is a rapidly progressing worldwide epidemic which rates among the top 10 causes of illhealth worldwide.In India ,Punjab is the no.1 state as far as obesity is concerned & is rapidly growing .We present our early experience of 80… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Correlation Between Intraoperative Dexamethasone Administration and Leukocyte Count On Post-operative Day Number One in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Patients
David R Donahue, DO, Kevan E Mann, MD. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth Background: We hypothesize that a single dose of perioperative steroids cause a leukocytosis on post-operative day one in laparoscopic gastric bypass patients. One of the most recognized uses of perioperative dexamethasone is for the prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting. One of the most… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Stapler Misfire During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Caution With Buttress Use
David Nguyen, MD, Bahar Moheban, Amir Mehran, MD. UCLA Department of Surgery Introduction: The use of staple line buttressing during vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG)has been advocated by some authors as a method to reduce the incidence of bleeding, leak, or strictures. The surgical literature, however, does contain reports of complications attributed to their use.… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Difference in Quality of Life in Morbidly Obese Patients After Bariatic Surgery
Ravinder Singh Bal, MS, Ashish Ahuja, MS, Satpal Singh Virk, Mch. Dayanand Medical college&hospital,Ludhiana,(Punjab)INDIA Introduction: The difference in quality of life of morbidly obese patients was investigated in a controlled cross sectional study.The present study investigates the predictive value of various parameters such as age,gender,weight loss and pre operative psychiatric disorders with regard to… Continue Reading
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Length of Stay Is a Predictor of Weight Loss in Patients With Gastric Bypass
Lucian Panait, MD, Graeme Rosenberg, Andrew J Duffy, MD, Kurt E Roberts, MD, Robert L Bell, MD. Yale School of Medicine Introduction: Substantial and lasting weight loss is the major goal of bariatric surgery. A target of 50% excess weight loss (EWL) or more is considered successful if sustained. The EWL after laparoscopic Roux-Y… Continue Reading
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Analyzing Early Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Publically Funded Canadian Obesity Program
Kevin Whitlock, BSc, Daniel W Birch, MD MSc, Richdeep S Gill, MD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD. Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS) IntroductionThe purpose of this study was to determine the outcomes of laparoscopic roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery performed since the inception of an obesity program in a publically funded, Canadian… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity