Effective Weight Loss of the Endoscopic Duodenojejunal Bypass Liner in Patients with Grade I Obesity
Fernando Munoz, MD, Cesar Munoz, MD, Fernando Pimentel, MD, Dannae Turiel, RN, Cecilia Gomez, RN, Sergio Guzman, MD, Luis Ibanez, MD, Alex Escalona, MD Digestive surgery department, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile INTRODUCTION: The Endoscopic Duodenojejunal Bypass Liner (DJBL, EndoBarrier®, GI Dynamics, Inc., Lexington, MA) has proved to be effective and safety in treatment of… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effects of a bariatric preoperative exercise program: A pilot randomized study
Chao Li, MD, Gerald S Zavorsky, PhD, Do J Kim, MSc, Nicolas V Christou, MD, Liane S Feldman, MD, Francesco Carli, MD, MPhil McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada and Marywood University, Scranton, PA Introduction: Within a bariatric surgery program, there is evidence that postoperative exercise improves weight loss. The preoperative period may be… Continue Reading
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Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation Following Roux-En-Y Bypass and Gastric Sleeve Surgeries
Carolyn E Moore, PhD, RD, Monica Flinn, RN, Vadim Sherman, MD, FACS, FRCS The Methodist Hospital and Texas Woman's University, Houston, Texas INTRODUCTION – The study goal was to determine the effectiveness of daily supplementation with 2,000 International Units (IUs) of vitamin D3 for preventing and treating vitamin D deficiency following bariatric surgery. Although vitamin… Continue Reading
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Elective Repair of a Massive Internal Hernia Following Roux-y Gastric Bypass
Amy Neville, MD, Sebastian Demyttenaere, MD, Nicolas Christou, MD, PhD, Olivier Court, MD McGill University Health Centre, Montreal QC, Canada The estimated incidence of internal hernia following Roux-Y gastric bypass is 2-5%. Acute incarceration of an internal hernia, a dreaded complication, may result in significant loss of small bowel and carries a mortality of 1-2%.… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoluminal Bariatric Surgery Post-Gastric Bypass
Pornthep Prathanvanich, MD, Bipan Chand, MD LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO STRITCH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CHICAGO IntroductionRevision for weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been tempered by the high complication rates associated with standard surgical approaches. Endoluminal revision after bariatric surgery has included stoma, gastric pouch and closure of gastro-gastric fistulas. MethodsWe present 3 cases… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic Gastroplasty on Patients with Gastric Bypass and Weight Regain.
Fernando Munoz, MD, Pimentel Fernando, MD, Sharp Allan, MD, Andres Donoso, MD, Dannae Turiel, RN, Cecilia Gomez, RN, Escalona Alex, MD Digestive Surgery Department. Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile INTRODUCTION: Gastric bypass is an effective treatment for morbid obesity. Despite their good results, some patients presents a weight regain at short or mid term. The… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopic Management with an Over-The-Scope-Clip (OTSC) Bear Claw Clip of a late leak after Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Case Report.
Alexander Ramirez Valderrama, MD, Soni Chousleb, MD, Stephen Merola, MDFACS New York Hospital Queens IntroductionLaparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) has recently become one of the more popular bariatric procedures. One of the most devastating complications after LSG is a leak, which is reported to occur in about 2.7% of patients. Most of the time these leaks… Continue Reading
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Extraction of gastric remnant during a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy without an extraction bag
Abraham Krikhely, MD, Sameer Alrefai, MD, Jenny Choi, MD, Anirban Gupta, MD, Pratibha Vemulapalli, MD, Diego Camacho, MD Montefiore Medical Center Background:Sleeve gastrectomy has become increasingly popular as a stand-alone bariatric procedure over the past decade. Many bariatric surgeons use an extraction bag for extraction of the gastrectomy specimen with the theoretical benefit of decreased… Continue Reading
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- Posters of Distinction
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Factors Associated with Delayed Hospital Discharge After Same-Day Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding Sugery: A Prospective Study
Minyoung Cho, MD, PhD, Bodri Son, MD, Kyoung Nam Eoh, MD, Jeong Eun Kim, MD, Kyu Hee Chae, MD, Ha Jin Kim, MD, Jae Yong So, MD, Sun Ho Lee, MD, Namchul Kim, MD 36.5 Gastric Banding Surgery Center, 365MC Obesity Clinics INTRODUCTION – Understanding the factors affecting delayed hospital discharge in patient with morbid… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Fasting Insulin as a Surrogate Marker for Cardiac Risk in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Zeenat Hasan, MD, Dan Eisenberg, MD Stanford school of medicine and Palo Alto VA HCS Introduction The Framingham risk score has been shown to correlate with future risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Morbid obesity is known to increase the risk for cardiovascular disease, while bariatric surgery has been shown to decrease markers of cardiovascular risk.… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Feasibility of Intraoperative Gastric Band (GB) Adjustment with the Endoflip System
Ashraf Haddad, MD, Dominic Nelson, MS, Murad Bani Hani, MD, Andrew Averbach, MD, FACS St. Agnes Hospital Introduction:Intraoperative gastric band GB adjustment generally has been avoided due to the risk of early obstruction. Most surgeons adjust the GB at 4-6 weeks after surgery. The Endoluminal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe (EndoFLIP) has been suggested for intraoperative… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Feasibility of Laparoscopic Repair of Symptomatic Hiatal Hernia Following Roux-y Gastric Bypass
Amy Neville, MD, Olivier Court, MD, Nicolas Christou, MD, PhD, Sebastian Demyttenaere, MD McGill University Health Centre, Montreal QC, Canada Obesity is a recognized risk factor for hiatal hernia and an estimated 15% of morbidly obese patients have a symptomatic hiatal hernia. As such, it is not uncommon to encounter a hiatal hernia at the… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Gastric Band Erosion: Diagnostic and Treatment Alternatives
Rodrigo Gonzalez, MD, Edwin Bran, MD, Fernando Montufar, MD Las Americas Private Hospital BACKGROUND: Band erosion is a known complication following gastric banding and physicians are increasingly being exposed to patients with this problem. Its presentation can sometimes be subtle, making it difficult to diagnose even for physicians with ample experienced in bariatric surgery. Therefore,… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Gastrojejunal revision, Nissen over Bypass for Reflux and Marginal Ulceration
Cyrus Moon, MD, Kelvin Higa, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Keith Boone, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Saber Ghiassi, MD, MPH, FACS Advanced Laparoscopic Surgical Associates This video outlines the operation performed on a 51F with history of previous RYGB, who had been suffering from chronic reflux symptoms despite maximal medical management and risk factor avoidance. Endoscopy revealed a… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
GE junction abnormality during bariatric surgery. Laparoscopic View better than Endoscopic findings?
Sanjay M Patolia, Dr Asian Bariatric Introduction: Acceptance for Bariatric Surgery as most effective treatment for morbid obesity is increasing. Prolonged food intolerance may lead to nutritional deficiencies and neurological complications. Anatomical and physiological abnormality of Gastro esophageal junction in the form of Lax cardia, Hiatus Hernia and GERD are important factors which are responsible… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity