• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer

Log in
  • Search
    • Search All SAGES Content
    • Search SAGES Guidelines
    • Search the Video Library
    • Search the Image Library
    • Search the Abstracts Archive
www.sages.org

SAGES

Reimagining surgical care for a healthier world

  • Home
    • Search
    • SAGES Home
    • SAGES Foundation Home
  • About
    • Awards
    • Who Is SAGES?
    • Leadership
    • Our Mission
    • Advocacy
    • Committees
      • SAGES Board of Governors
      • Officers and Representatives of the Society
      • Committee Chairs and Co-Chairs
      • Committee Rosters
      • SAGES Past Presidents
  • Meetings
    • SAGES NBT Innovation Weekend
    • SAGES Annual Meeting
      • 2026 Scientific Session Call for Abstracts
      • 2026 Emerging Technology Call for Abstracts
    • CME Claim Form
    • SAGES Past, Present, Future, and Related Meeting Information
    • SAGES Related Meetings & Events Calendar
  • Join SAGES!
    • Membership Application
    • Membership Benefits
    • Membership Types
      • Requirements and Applications for Active Membership in SAGES
      • Requirements and Applications for Affiliate Membership in SAGES
      • Requirements and Applications for Associate Active Membership in SAGES
      • Requirements and Applications for Candidate Membership in SAGES
      • Requirements and Applications for International Membership in SAGES
      • Requirements for Medical Student Membership
    • Member Spotlight
    • Give the Gift of SAGES Membership
  • Patients
    • Join the SAGES Patient Partner Network (PPN)
    • Patient Information Brochures
    • Healthy Sooner – Patient Information for Minimally Invasive Surgery
    • Choosing Wisely – An Initiative of the ABIM Foundation
    • All in the Recovery: Colorectal Cancer Alliance
    • Find A SAGES Surgeon
  • Publications
    • Sustainability in Surgical Practice
    • SAGES Stories Podcast
    • Patient Information Brochures
    • Patient Information From SAGES
    • TAVAC – Technology and Value Assessments
    • Surgical Endoscopy and Other Journal Information
    • SAGES Manuals
    • MesSAGES – The SAGES Newsletter
    • COVID-19 Archive
    • Troubleshooting Guides
  • Education
    • Wellness Resources – You Are Not Alone
    • Avoid Opiates After Surgery
    • SAGES Subscription Catalog
    • SAGES TV: Home of SAGES Surgical Videos
    • The SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program
    • Masters Program
    • Resident and Fellow Opportunities
      • MIS Fellows Course
      • SAGES Robotics Residents and Fellows Courses
      • SAGES Free Resident Webinar Series
      • Fluorescence-Guided Surgery Course for Fellows
      • Fellows’ Career Development Course
    • SAGES S.M.A.R.T. Enhanced Recovery Program
    • SAGES @ Cine-Med Products
      • SAGES Top 21 Minimally Invasive Procedures Every Practicing Surgeon Should Know
      • SAGES Pearls Step-by-Step
      • SAGES Flexible Endoscopy 101
    • SAGES OR SAFETY Video Activity
  • Opportunities
    • Fellowship Recognition Opportunities
    • SAGES Advanced Flexible Endoscopy Area of Concentrated Training (ACT) SEAL
    • Multi-Society Foregut Fellowship Certification
    • Research Opportunities
    • FLS
    • FES
    • FUSE
    • Jobs Board
    • SAGES Go Global: Global Affairs and Humanitarian Efforts
  • OWLS/FLS
You are here: Home / Abstracts / Alleviation of Morbid Obesity and its Associated Comorbidities via Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Alleviation of Morbid Obesity and its Associated Comorbidities via Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Udai S Sibia, MD, Raquel Redondo, MD, Adam S Weltz, MD, Olmos Holmatova, MD, Paxton Paganelli, Hamid R Zahiri, DO, Timothy R Turner, PhD, Alejandro Gandsas, MD. Anne Arundel Medical Center

Background: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is a safe and effective operative treatment for morbid obesity. The purpose of this study was to analyze trends in biochemical parameters and pharmacologic dependence in morbidly obese patients to quantify the impact of LSG on obesity related comorbidities.

Methods: A retrospective review was conducted analyzing a consecutive series LSGs performed between January and April of 2015 at Anne Arundel Medical Center. Analyzed outcomes included patient demographics, intra-operative data, and 30-day wound and non-wound related complications. In addition, post-operative biochemical trends and pharmacologic dependence related to obesity-associated comorbidities were assessed after one year.

Results: One-hundred seventeen patients (85% female) with mean age, BMI, and ASA of 46.5 years, 45.9 kg/m2 and 2.9 were included. Common comorbidities included hypertension (HTN, 81.2%), hyperlipidemia (HLD, 45.3%), gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD, 41.9%) and diabetes mellitus (DM, 35.0%). Operative data included mean time (66.3 min), blood loss (18 ml) and length of stay (2.0 days). Thirty day wound and non-wound related complications were 0.9% and 2.6%. At one year follow-up, pharmacologic independence or reduction was seen in 93.3% of diabetics, 72.4% of hypertensives, 64.3% of refluxers and 71.4% of hyperlipidemics. Additional decreases were BMI by 76.0% (p<0.0001), hemoglobin A1c by 0.8 mg/dL (p<0.001), blood glucose by 24.9mmHg (p<0.001), systolic blood pressure by 8.7 mmHg (p<0.0001), diastolic blood pressure by 8.6 mmHg (p<.0001) and triglycerides by 42.0 mg/dL (p<0.01). Increases included mean HDL levels by 10.3 mg/dL (p<.001). Overall, mean excess weight loss (EWL) was 52.2% after one year.

Conclusion: The potential of LSG to treat morbid obesity and alleviate its most commonly associated ailments is significant as shown by major weight loss, improved biochemical parameters and independence from pharmacologic therapy. Consideration of LSG in less obese patients with DM, HTN, HLD and/or GERD refractory to medical management may serve as a valuable therapeutic strategy.


Presented at the SAGES 2017 Annual Meeting in Houston, TX.

Abstract ID: 80323

Program Number: P484

Presentation Session: Poster (Non CME)

Presentation Type: Poster

96

Share this:

  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket
  • Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon
  • Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads
  • Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky

Related


sages_adbutler_leaderboard

Hours & Info

11300 West Olympic Blvd, Suite 600
Los Angeles, CA 90064

1-310-437-0544

[email protected]

Monday – Friday
8am to 5pm Pacific Time

Find Us Around the Web!

  • Bluesky
  • X
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
  • YouTube

Copyright © 2025 · SAGES · All Rights Reserved

Important Links

Healthy Sooner: Patient Information

SAGES Guidelines, Statements, & Standards of Practice

SAGES Manuals