Comparative Study of Laparoscopic Revision of Failed Gastric Banding to Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass
Rodrigo Gonzalez, MD, Edwin Bran, MD, Fernando Montufar, MD Las Americas Private Hospital BACKGROUND: Successful weight following bariatric surgery is defined as losing 50% of the excess body weight at long-term follow-up. All types of bariatric operations have a percentage of failure due to inadequate weight loss or weight regain. Revisional bariatric surgery is an… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of Gastrojejunal an astomoses Complications in Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Patients: Hand-sewn vs. 25mm Circular Stapler
Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Reid Barker, BSc, Kevin A Whitlock, BSc, Talal Ali, MD, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Daniel W Birch, MD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD University of Alberta IntroductionRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective means to promote marked weight loss in obese individuals, yet much of the procedure is not standardized. One of the… Continue Reading
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Comparison of short-term outcomes between laparoscopic greater curvature plication and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
Dijian Shen, MD, Huan Ye, MD, Yuedong Wang, MD, PhD, Yun Ji, MD, Xiaoli Zhan, MD, Jinhui Zhu, MD, Wei Li, MD Department of General Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital Zhejiang University College of Medicine, Hangzhou 310009, China Background Laparoscopic greater curvature plication (LGCP) is an emerging restrictive bariatric procedure that successfully reduces the gastric volume… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of Surgical Outcomes Between Totally-robotic and Conventional Laparoscopy in Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Systematic Review
Richie G Goriparthi, MD, MSc, Shah-Jalal Sarker, BScHons, MSc, PhD, Sundus Makkiyah, MBChB, , MSc, Badriya S Alaraimi, MD, Walid S Elbakbak, MBBCh, MSc, Hitendra R H Patel, PhD, FRCS, FRCS, Bijendra Patel, MS, FRCS, FRCS Barts Cancer Institute, Queen Mary, University of London INTRODUCTION: Totally robotic Roux-en-y gastric bypass (TRRYGB) has certain advantages using… Continue Reading
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Comparison of Two Gastric Band (GB) Adjustment Stratigies: Intraopertive Calibration Using the Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFlip) Plus Monthly Follow Up vs. No Intraoperative Adjustment with Monthly Follow Up in the 1st Year
Ashraf Haddad, MD, Murad Bani Hani, MD, Dominic Nelson, MS, Andrew Averbach, MD, FACS St Agnes Hospital Introduction:The majority of surgeons avoid gastric band (GB) adjustment at placement due to the increased risk of early obstruction. The first adjustment is usually done at 4-6 weeks after surgery. Intensity of follow-up during the first year has… Continue Reading
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Concomitant Weight Loss Surgery and Definitive Hernia Repair
Ainsley B Freshour, MD, Sunil Sharma, MD University of Florida - Jacksonville Introduction: The finding of a ventral hernia in a morbidly obese patient is not uncommon. The right approach in managing such patients is always debatable. Typically, weight loss surgery is performed first, and after adequate weight loss definitive repair of the hernia is… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Conversion From Sleeve Gastrectomy to Gastric Bypass
Oscar E Brasesco, Gaston Borlle, Mario Corengia, Guillermo Muzio, Juan M Riganti, Gabriel Menaldi, Jorge Bella, Guillermo Premolli, Santiago Juarez, Pedro R Martinez-Duartez, MD FUNDACION FAVALORO and HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO AUSTRAL INTRODUCTION: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was conceived as the first of a two-stage procedure for super-obese patients. However, weight loss results made it gain success… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Decreased Levels of Essential Amino Acids Following Bariatric Surgery May Reflect Altered Muscle Metabolism
Dustin M Bermudez, MD, John R Pender, MD, William H Chapman, MD, Walter J Pories, MD, G. L Dohm, PhD Department of Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Introduction:We hypothesize that essential amino acid metabolism is altered following bariatric surgery and that this may reflect altered muscle metabolism. Previous studies have shown that… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Decreases in activated caspase-1 levels are integral to improvement of metabolic profile after laparoscopic bariatric surgery – Preliminary Report of changes in caspase-1 and mitochondrial respiration after laparoscopic bariatric surgery
S Nijhawan, MD, Diego Alvarez, MD, PhD, Jon Audia, PhD, William O Richards, MD University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL INTRODUCTION –Chronic, low-grade metabolic inflammation (‘meta’-inflammation) and impaired mitochondrial function is found in patients with morbid obesity and metabolic syndrome. Caspase-1 elicits inflammation via activation of selected interleukins that are typically elevated in morbidly obese… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Difference in Quality of life in morbidly obese post bariatric surgery comparing Laparoscopic Vertical sleeve vs. Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass & Gastric banding patients.
Ashish Ahuja, MS, Prabhdeep Singh ' Nain, MS Dayanand Medical College Introduction:Obesity is a rapidily progressing worldwide epidemic which rates among the top 10 causes of illhealth worldwide. In India, Punjab is no. 1 sate as far as obesity is concerned & is raipidly growing. We present our experience of 150 post bariatric surgery patients… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does Preoperative Diabetes Mellitus Affect Weight Loss Outcome After Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch?
Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Gintaras Antanavicius, MD, FACS Abington Memorial Hospital, Department of Surgery Introduction: Studies have shown significant association between increased body mass index (BMI) and insulin resistance. Preoperative diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported as an independent predictor for suboptimal (≤40%) weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Association between preoperative DM and weight… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Early Discharge after Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy is Safe
Richard J Parent, MD, William D Fuller, MD Scripps Green Hospital Background: Laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy is an effective treatment of obesity and one of the top three bariatric procedures currently performed nationally. Current literature and studies suggest that hospital stays of less than two days may not be safe. We sought to demonstrate that… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Early Single center Experience of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Morbid Obesity
Georg Nashed, PhD, Wael Aziz, PhD, Mohamed Yehia, MRCS cairo univeristy hospital Background: Gastric sleeve resection was initially planned as the first step of bilio-pancreatic diversion with duodenal switch but it continues to emerge and gaining popularity as a restrictive bariatric procedure on its own.. The main advantages of this procedure are less postoperative food… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Oncologic Outcomes: A Meta-Analysis
May C Tee, MD, MPH, Yin Cao, MPH, Garth L Warnock, MD, MSc, Frank B Hu, MD, PhD, Jorge E Chavarro, MD, ScD Harvard School of Public Health, University of British Columbia Objective: Obesity is a major public health issue and is associated with increased risk of several cancers, currently a leading cause of mortality.… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effect of Bariatric Surgery on Systemic and Adipose Tissue Inflammation
C Blackledge, MD, V Sams, MD, N Moustaid-Moussa, PhD, N Siriwardhana, PhD, M Mancini, MD, P Barlow, BA, G Mancini, MD The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine IntroductionObese patients are predisposed to developing insulin resistance and associated diseases such as diabetes, dyslipidemia, atherosclerosis, hypertension and cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity