Weight Regain Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Luis C Zurita MV, MD, Radu Pescarus, MD, Izabela Apriasz, MD, Lukas Wasserman, MD, Dennis Hong, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD, FRCSC, FACS, Scott Gmora, MD, FRCSC Department of Surgery, Centre of Minimal Access Surgery, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada. INTRODUCTIONThe Roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) remains the gold standard bariatric operation… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Weight Regain Does Not Impact Remission of Diabetes After Gastric Bypass
Andrew A Taitano, MD, Brian Binetti, MD, Tejinder P Singh, MD, Trace C Barrett, BSc, Paul Caseley, BSc, Michael Dolinger, BSc, MBA Albany Medical Center INTRODUCTION: Surgical treatment of morbid obesity leads to weight loss and remission of diabetes in most patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Long term weight regain is seen in… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Tri-stapler Technology Reliability in Construction of Gastric Sleeve: An Analysis of 90-Days Outcomes
Murad Bani Hani, MD, Ashraf Haddad, MD, Nadeem Haddad, MS, Dominic Nelson, MS, Andrew Averbach, MD St. Agnes Hospital Introduction: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is seemingly a simple procedure which can be associated with significant morbidity (bleeding, leaks, and strictures). Certain technical aspects were suggested to reduce it, including the utilization of particular staplers and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Tissue Thickness Measurements From Excised Sleeve Gastrectomy Specimens
Logan Rawlins, MD, Melissa Rawlins, MPA, PAC, Donovan Teel, MD Wright State University Introduction: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) has become an increasingly common operation offered to morbidly obese patients seeking bariatric surgery. There is minimal basic science data regarding the thickness of transected stomach as the limits of smaller gastric sleeves are created closer to… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The role of colonoscopy in the workup of bariatric surgery patients
Mohammed B Al Haddad, MD, Nidal Dehni, MD, Abdelrahman A Nimeri, MD SKMC/Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi. Bariatric Introduction: Cancer is the one of the most common causes of deaths in morbidly obese patients. (1) In addition, obese patients have an increased risk for developing colon cancer (2). Furthermore, obese individuals (BMI >30 kg/m2) have a… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Post-stent Prodrome: Considerations and Utility of Endoscopic Stenting in the Management of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks
Anirban Gupta, MD, FRCSC, Azam Qureshi, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Abraham Krikhely, MD, Sammy Ho, MD, Pratibha Vemulapalli, MD, FACS, Diego Camacho, MD, FACS Montefiore Medical Center Introduction: There is increasing enthusiasm for the use of endoscopic stenting as a treatment modality for managing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) leaks. In an era of increasing adherence… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Mini-Gastric Bypass: Survey Results of 102 Bariatric Surgeons from Six Continents and 23 Countries
R Rutledge, MD The Centers for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery As part of efforts as former chairman of the IFSO Varianational Committee on New Procedures we performed a survey of bariatric surgeons around the world. The goal was to assess expert surgical judgment of the risks, benefits and outcomes of various bariatic procedures. This paper reports… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Mini-Gastric Bypass Rising; the Adoption of the Mini-Gastric Bypass Around the World
R Rutledge, MD The Centers for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery The history of bariatic surgery is most marked by failure. The JI Bypass, the Mason Loop, The VBG, Jaw Wiring, the Balloon, Now more recently widespread and growing agreement around the world that the Band is a failure. Each of these failed procedures follow a depressingly… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The impact of sleeve gastrectomy on resolution of reflux symptoms in the morbidly obese
Ajay N Ranade, MD, Jeremy P Parcells, MD, Corrigan L McBride, MD, Vishal M Kothari, MD, Matthew R Goede, MD, Dmitry Oleynikov, MD University of Nebraska Medical Center Introduction:Sleeve gastrectomy is becoming a more popular bariatric operation, but certain long term outcomes are still being established. One of these issues is gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The impact of bariatric surgery on obstructive sleep apnea: A systematic review
Kourosh Sarkhosh, MD, Noah J Switzer, Mustafa El-Hadi, MD, Daniel Birch, MD, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Shahzeer Karmali, MD Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta Abstract:Obesity rates are steadily increasing worldwide. There is a strong relationship that exists between… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Efficacy of Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass for Type 2 Diabetes in Obese Patients: The Bezmialem Preliminary Report
Halil Coskun, MD, Suleyman Bozkurt, MD, Naim Memmi, MD, Gokhan Cipe, MD, Yeliz Emine Ersoy, MD, Oguzhan Karatepe, MD, Mustafa Hasbahceci, MD, Erhan Aysan, MD, Adem Akcakaya, MD, Mahmut Muslumanoglu, MD Bezmialem Vakif University School of Medicine Department of Surgery, Istanbul Turkey Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a global health problem worldwide especially… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Band and the Sleeve as Pre-Cancerous Procedures; the Band and the Sleeve Cause Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER); Gastroesophageal Reflux Causes Esophageal Cancer
R Rutledge, MD The Centers for Laparoscopic Obesity Surgery The Sleeve and the Band are popular and certified restrictive procedure for weight loss. Numerous studies show that Gastroesophageal Reflux (GER) is growing problem following the Band and the sleeve. - Vaughn et.al. (1) showed that the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma increased with frequent GERD symptoms;… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Systematic review and meta analysis of effect of pre operative low calorie diets in bariatric surgery
Saurav Chakravartty, MBBS, MRCS, MS, A G Patel, FRCS, MS King's College Hospital, London Introduction: Low and very low calorie diets are often used to encourage pre operative weight loss in patients selected for bariatric surgery to help improve technical ease of surgery. These diets can shrink the liver and decrease intra abdominal fat thus… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Specimen Extraction after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: No Need to Bag It.
Eric Boyle, MD, Timothy Kuwada, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD, PhD, Keith Gersin, MD Carolinas Medical Center Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective and popular bariatric procedure. In contrast to the adjustable gastric band and gastric bypass, LSG is a resectional procedure that requires removal of the relatively large gastric remnant. This often requires… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Slipped Band with Necrotic stomach requiring conversion to a roux en y esophagojejunostomy.
Rana C Pullatt, MD, FACS, Shaina Eckhouse, MD Medical University of South Carolina This is a case that highlights the pitfalls of Medical Tourism in Bariatric Surgery. The patient had a band placed in Mexico 5 years ago and had no follow up and minimal weight loss. Patient had never been seen by an accredited… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity