Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Morbidly Obese Children Below 14 Years of Age
Aayed R Alqahtani, MD, FRCSC, FACS, Mohamed O Elahmedi, MD. Obesity Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Saud University. Background In spite of the increased prevalence of extreme obesity and its associated comorbid conditions at earlier ages, treating younger children with bariatric surgery is not yet accepted due to concerns regarding safety and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Changes in Bone Metabolism After Gastric Bypass
Lawrence E Tabone, MD, Alexander Mor, MD, Anna Spagnoli, MD, Khoo Chin Meng, MD, Mike Muehlbauer, PhD, Alfonso Torquati, MD, MSCI. Duke University, University of North Carolina, National University of Health Systems Singapore. INTRODUCTION – We hypothesize that metabolic operations increase bone metabolism. Our study objective was to determine the change in osteoclast activity and… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Cardiovascular Risk in Obese and Diabetic Patients Is Significantly Reduced One Year After Gastric Bypass Compared to a One Year of Diabetes Support and Education
Alessandro Mor, MD, Philip Omotosho, MD, Alfonso Torquati, MD. Department of Surgery, Duke University. INTRODUCTION - Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) has been proven effective in reducing most of the obesity-related comorbidities that concur to increase the cardiovascular risk in obesity. The Framingham Risk Score (FRS) is designed to be independent of weight and estimates the… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Preoperative Upper Endoscopy Should Be Standard of Care for Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Kshitij Kakar, MD, Vikas Singhal, MD, Leena Khaitan, FACS. University Hospitals- Case Medical Center, Cleveland. INTRODUCTION: Obesity is a major medical problem in the United States (US). Prevalence of obesity is rising and according to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey in 2009-2010, 35.7% of US adults were obese. Minimally invasive bariatric surgery is… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Impact of Helicobacter Pylori on the Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Sulaiman Almazeedi, MD, Salman Al-Sabah, Dheidan Alshammari, Shamlan Alqinai. Amiri Hospital - Kuwait. Background: Helicobacter Pylori (H. Pylori) is a very common bacterium present in the gastric tissue of up to 50% of people and the mucosal damage it causes can predispose to multiple co-morbid conditions. This study aims to observe the prevalence of H.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass for super obese patients: what approach?
Nicolas C Buchs, MD, Dan Azagury, MD, Francois Pugin, MD, Minoa Jung, MD, Olivier Huber, MD, Gilles Chassot, MD, Philippe Morel, MD. Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva. Background: Super obese (SO) patients with a Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥ 50 kg/m2 still represent a real anesthesiological and surgical challenge. While the best procedure… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Revision of Vertical Banded Gastroplasty to Sleeve Gastrectomy for Gastric Outlet Obstruction: Early Experience in 18 patients
Richdeep S Gill, MD, PhD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, John A Primomo, MD, Lee Morris, MD, Xinzhe Shi, MPH, Vadim Sherman, MD, FACS. (1) Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (2) Center for the Advancement of Minimally Invasive Surgery (CAMIS), Royal Alexandria Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (3) The Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy after previous pyloromyotomy for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis. Case report and discussion of LSG-mediated weight loss mechanism
Edward J Hannoush, MD, Sebastian Eid, MD, Douglas R Ewing, MD, Hans J Schmidt, MD. Hackensack University Hospital. Introduction: The mechanism of the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)-mediated weight loss remains a topic of active investigation. Considered a restrictive procedure, LSG is thought to limit the amount of food that can be consumed and induce weight… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Does the surgeon experience interfere with the leak rate after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy ?
Patrick Noel, MD, Marius Nedelcu, MD. Private Hospital La Casamance, Aubagne , Marseille, France. Introduction: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is becoming a very common bariatric procedure, based on several advantages it carries over more complex bariatric procedures. LSG is generally considered a straightforward procedure, but the surgical technique is one of the major determinants of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Comparison of Laparoscopic and Open Revision Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass
Y Assadipour, MD, K Vaziri, MD, J Holzmacher, MD, Richard L Amdur, PhD, Juliet Lee, MD, Paul P Lin, MD. The George Washington University Hospital. Introduction Revision Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RRYGB) is performed in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery, but experienced recidivism or complications which have failed medical management. Traditionally, revisions have been approached… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Delayed Presentation of Congenital Malrotation with Midgut Volvulus presenting after a Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Martin D Avery, MD, Rana Pullatt, Md. Medical University of South Carolina. Introduction: Malrotation in morbidly obese patients is rare, but has been reported. Most of these are discovered incidentally during laparoscopic gastric bypass. Controversy exists whether the discovery of malrotation during laparoscopic gastric bypass necessitates performing the LADDs procedure at the time of surgery… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery in Super-super Obese Patients
Jonathan E Tannebaum, MD, Abraham Krikhely, MD, Mujjahid Abbas, MD, Lindsay Cumella, BS, Prathiba Vemulapalli, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Diego R Camacho, MD. Montefiore Medical Center. Introduction: This study aims to add to our understanding of perioperative experience & postoperative outcomes with the super-super obese (BMI≥60). These patients are regarded as high risk for bariatric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Morbid Obesity Management Insights: Pre-operative Clincial Variability by Insurance Carrier in 8,966 Sleeve Gastrectomy Patients
Grace W Kao, DO, Gus J Slotman, MD. Departments of Medicine and Surgery, Inspira Health Network, Vineland, New Jersey. Introduction: Every pre-surgery clinical insight contributes to positive outcomes in the often perilous peri-operative management of medically fragile sleeve gastrectomy patients. While obesity co-morbidities are clear, differences in their prevalence by health insurance carrier are unknown. The… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Safety of Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding with Concurrent Cholecystectomy for Symptomatic Cholelithiasis
Nabeel R Obeid, MD, Heekoung Youn, MA, RN, Marina Kurian, MD, Christine Ren-Fielding, MD, George Fielding, MD, Bradley Schwack, MD. Department of Surgery, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY. Introduction: The prevalence of cholelithiasis has been shown to correlate with obesity and BMI. Not infrequently, patients will present for bariatric surgery with symptomatic… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
The Effect of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy with Concomitant Hiatal Hernia Repair on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease in the Morbidly Obese
Kamran Samakar, MD, MA, Travis J Mckenzie, MD, Ali Tavakkoli, MD, Scott A Shikora, MD. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School. Background: The effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is controversial. Although concomitant hiatal hernia repair (HHR) at the time of LSG is common, there is little data on… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity