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Role of Preoperative Body Mass Index on Estimated Weight Loss, Total Weight Loss, and Remission of Comorbidities After Bariatric Surgery

Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Maria C Fonseca Mora, MD, Mauricio Sarmiento Cobos, MD, Joel S Frieder, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Currently, bariatric surgery (BS) is the only long-term treatment for obesity. Demographic, medical and social variables have been thoroughly… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

ROUTINE PRE-OPERATIVE ENDOSCOPIES IN BARIATRIC SURGICAL PATIENTS

Victoria C Chang, MD1, Ping Pan, MD1, Elizabeth Haberl, MD2, Charlie Wan2, Aditya Srinivasan2, Garth Davis, MD1, Shinil Shah, MD1, Tanyaradzwa M Kajese, MD1, John A Primomo, MD1. 1McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Department of Surgery, 2McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center… Continue Reading

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Resident/Fellow Session Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BY PASS IMPACT ON OBESE PATIENTS EROSIVE ESOPHAGITIS AND BARRET´S ESOPHAGOUS

Franco J Signorini, MD1, German R Viscido, MD1, Veronica Gorodner, MD2, Lucio R Obeide1, Federico Moser1. 1Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, 2Unidades Bariatricas, Buenos AiresINTRODUCTION:  The incidence of erosive esophagitis (EE) and Barret´s esophagus (BE) is as high as 26% and 6% respectively in bariatric patients. Although the benefits of Roux-en-Y gastric by pass (RYGB) regarding… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Situs Inversus Patient

Caolan Walsh, MD, FRCSC, MBA, Amer R Jarrar, MD, Gabriel Roy, MD, FRCSC, Joseph Mamazza, MD, FRCSC. The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa61-Year-old Female presenting for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery, the patient has a complete mirror image of her intra-abdominal viscera; a case of Situs Inversus totalis After undergoing pre-operative assessments the patient is brought into the… Continue Reading

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Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy for Diabetic Patients: 5 year outcomes

Vanessa Boudreau, MD, Karen Barlow, Hons, BSc, Scott Gmora, MD, Dennis Hong, MD, Mehran Anvari, MD, PhD. Center for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction: Bariatric surgery is a known effective treatment for diabetes in obese patients.  Methods: Analysis of the Ontario Bariatric Registry data was performed to compare long term outcomes in diabetic… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy: Long term surgical outcomes

Vanessa Boudreau, MD, Karen Barlow, HonsBSc, Scott Gmora, MD, Dennis Hong, MD, Mehran Anvari, MD, PhD. Center for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is becoming an increasingly popular surgical treatment for morbid obesity compared to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) in North America. Methods: Data collected in Ontario Bariatric Registry… Continue Reading

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Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Safety and efficacy of the sleeve gastrectomy as a strategy towards kidney transplantation

Philippe Bouchard, MD1, Jean Tchervenkov, MD1, Sebastian Demyttenaere, MD, MSc2, Olivier Court, MD2, Amin Andalib, MD, MSc2. 1McGill University, 2Center for Bariatric Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, McGill UniversityBackground: The prevalence of obesity and the associated metabolic syndrome are at an all time high. Some of these individuals will develop chronic kidney… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Safety of Laparoscopic Heller Myotomy with Concurrent Gastric Bypass Compared to Primary Gastric Bypass: a Case-Controlled Analysis

Semeret T Munie, MD, Melissa C Helm, MS, Jon C Gould, MD, Andrew Kastenmeier, MD, Tammy L Kindel, MD, PhD. Medical College of WisconsinBackground: Achalasia in the setting of morbid obesity is a unique surgical challenge as use of standard surgical therapy with a laparoscopic Heller myotomy (HM) carries a high likelihood of further postoperative… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

SAME-DAY DISCHARGE ON LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS PATIENTS: AN OUTCOMES REVIEW

Maykong Leepalao, MD, Daniela Arredondo, MD, Fredne Speights, MD, Titus Duncan, MD. Surgery Center of AtlantaIntroduction: The objective of this research was to study safety and outcomes in select patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) on an ambulatory outpatient basis. As the prevalence of morbid obesity increases in the United States, more patients… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Short and Mid term outcomes comparing morbidity and weight loss after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy vs. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass in patients over 65 years of age and older.

Joel S Frieder, MD, Camila Ortiz Gomez, MD, Rene Aleman, MD, Maria C Fonseca, MD, David Romero Funes, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBackground: Bariatric surgery in the elderly population has been reported as feasible and safe. Laparoscopic Sleeve… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Single Anastomosis (Mini) Gastric Bypass versus Sleeve Gastrectomy: Meta-analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials

Zhamak Khorgami1, Saeed Shoar, MD2, Philip R Schauer, MD2, Stacy A Brethauer, MD2, Ali Aminain, MD2. 1University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine, Tulsa, OK, 2Bariatric and Metabolic Institute, Department of General Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OHIntroduction: While sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most common bariatric procedure worldwide, single anastomosis (mini) gastric bypass (SAGB) is rapidly gaining… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Single Institution Outcomes of ASMBS’ Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY) Initiative

Sara Monfared, MD, Marisa Embry, RN, Ambar Banerjee, MD, Dimitrios Stefanidis, PhD, MD. Indiana UniversityIntroduction: Enhanced recovery programs have proven effective after various operations but their value after minimally invasive bariatric surgery is less clear and potentially harder to demonstrate given already speedy recovery. Employing New Enhanced Recovery Goals in Bariatric Surgery (ENERGY) is a… Continue Reading

Type:
Posters
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Single Port Laparoscopic Trans-gastric Removal of Eroded Gastric Band

Amanda Roberts, MD, Abdelrahman Nimeri, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Keith Gersin, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Timothy Kuwada, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Carolinas Weight ManagementLap bands gained popularity and were very commonly used in the treatment of morbid obesity in the early 2000s. While it has been found to be a very safe procedure, the lap band has unique risks,… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Video Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

Successful Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy After Severe Pancreatitis

Kenneth Copperwheat, DO, Gerrit Dunford, MD, Patrick Sowa, MD, Rami Lutfi, MD, FACS, FASMBS. St. Joseph Hospital, ChicagoHere we present a video case report of a successful laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after a case of severe pancreatitis requiring deviation from standard operative technique. During the index operation, upon dissection into the lesser sac, we unexpectedly encountered… Continue Reading

Type:
Video Loop Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity

SURGEON VARIATION IN REFLUX SYMPTOMS AFTER SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY

Oliver Varban, MD, Jyothi Thumma, MPH, Dana Telem, MD, MPH, Nabeel Obeid, MD, Jonathan Finks, MD, Amir Ghaferi, MD, MS, Justin Dimick, MD, MPH. University of MichiganBackground: Prior studies have demonstrated an increase in gastroesophageal reflux after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. However, it is unknown to what degree patient reflux severity varies by surgeon. Methods: The GERD-HRQL, a validated… Continue Reading

Type:
Podium Presentations
Topic:
Metabolic / Obesity
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