Validation of the modified Frailty Index as a predictor of outcomes after bariatric surgery
Jakub Dros1, Tomasz Stefura1, Artur Kacprzyk1, Katarzyna Chlopas1, Magdalena Pisarska, MD2, Michal Wysocki, MD2, Michal Pedziwiatr, MD, PhD2, Andrzej Budzynski, MD, PhD, Professor2, Piotr Major, MD, PhD2. 1Students' Scientific Group at 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland, 22nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, PolandIntroduction: Obesity and… Continue Reading
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Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass Result in Differential Improvements in Cognitive Function
Kimberly Smith, PhD, Timothy Moran, PhD, Vidya Kamath, PhD, Carrie Speck, BS, Arnold Bakker, PhD, Susan Carnell, PhD, Kimberley E Steele, MD, PhD. The Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineBackground: Cognitive deficits are observed in individuals with obesity. While bariatric surgery can reverse these deficits, whether surgery type differentially influences cognitive outcome is unknown. We… Continue Reading
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Weight loss after bariatric surgery predicts an improvement in the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Fibrosis Score
Charleen Yeo, Marc Ong, Anton Cheng, Chun Hai Tan. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, SingaporeIntroduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide, and has been shown to be present in up to 90% of bariatric surgery patients. Bariatric surgery has grown to be an internationally accepted option for the treatment… Continue Reading
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WEIGHT LOSS BY OBESITY STAGE: DUAL INTRA-GASTRIC BALLOON OUTCOMES
A. Dorsey, MD, S. Ahmed, MD, J. M Morton, MD, MPH, FACS, FASMBS. StanfordINTRODUCTION: The Reshape ® intra-gastric balloon is a saline-filled dual chamber intra-gastric balloon approved by the FDA for weight loss in patients with BMI of 30-40 mg/kg2 who otherwise failed to lose weight with diet and exercise. The intra-gastric balloon promotes weight loss… Continue Reading
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What makes bariatric operation difficult – result of national survey
Tomasz Stefura1, Mateusz Rubinkiewicz, MD2, Mateusz Wierdak, MD2, Jakub Dros1, Artur Kacprzyk1, Oksana Skomarovska1, Marta Krzysztofik1, Katarzyna Chlopas1, Michal Wysocki, MD2, Magdalena Pisarska, MD2, Piotr Malczak, MD2, Michal Pedziwiatr, MD, PhD2, Andrzej Budzynski, MD, PhD2, Piotr Major, MD, PhD2. 1Students' Scientific Group at 2nd Department of General Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland, 22nd… Continue Reading
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Will the Increase in Revisional Bariatric Surgery Increase the Incidence of Complications? Analysis of MBSAQIP (2015 and 2016)
Rami R Mustafa1, Heba A Elghalban, MD2, Abbas Mujjahid, MD1, Leena Khaitan, MD, MPH1. 1Department of surgery, Cleveland Medical Center, University Hosptals, 2Family Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Menoufia UniversityINTRODUCTION: The MBSAQIP allows a bird’s eye view of the milieu of bariatric surgery in the United States. The aim of this study is to assess volume… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity