Early post operative weight loss after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy correlates with the volume of the stomach excised and not with that of the sleeve! Preliminary data from an MDCT based study.
Pawanindra Lal, MS, DNB, MNAMS, FRCSEd, FRCSGlas, FRCSEn, FACS, Manoj K Midha, MBBS, Anubhav Vindal, MS, DNB, MRCSEd, MNAMS, Jagdish Chander, MS. Division of Minimal Access Surgery, Department of Surgery, Maulana Azad Medical College (University of Delhi), New Delhi, India. Introduction Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in India in the 21st century, with morbid obesity… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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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
Endoscopic treatment of weight regain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB): use of argon plasma coagulation (APC) in the gastro-jejunal anastomosis.
Jh Felicio De Lima, PhD, Prof, Gap Baretta, PhD, Jm Campos, PHD, M Galvao Neto, MD. ENDOBATEL - Advanced Digestive Endoscopic Center - Hospital Vita Batel in Curittiba - Brazil. The normal anatomy after RYGB promotes food restriction related to the size of the pouch and the diameter of the gastro-jejunal anastomosis. The loss of… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Endoscopy-assisted laparoscopic removal of prosthetic devices in patient with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: case report
Victor Avalos, MD, R Rumbaut, MD, H Guajardo, MD, Augusto Palomo, md, Z DEL Real, Guillermo PERalta. Hospital San Jose Tecnologico de Monterrey. Introduction Obese patients lose more weight with bariatric surgery than with medical weight-loss treatment. The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedure results in more short-term weight loss than laparoscopic adjustable gastric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Gastric band: still an effective and safe procedure? Analys of failures and revisional surgery in a series of 111 consecutive patients.
Antonio D'Urso, MD, Silvana Perretta, MD, Michel Vix, MD, Ludovic Marx, MD, Bernard Dallemagne, MD, Jacques Marescaux, MD, Didier Mutter, MD. IRCAD-NHC-IHU Department of Digestive and Endocrine Surgery, University of Strasbourg France. Introduction: Increasing experience with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) demonstrated a high rate of complications and inadequate weight loss. Revisional laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Gastric banding vs. gastric bypass: clinical outcomes at 5+ years follow up
Rod McKinlay, MD, Steven Simper, MD, Sherman Smith, MD, Fielding Dunn, PA. St. Mark's Hospital. Introduction: We compared medium to long-term clinical outcomes (>5 years) among the first 100 patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and the first 100 patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass (LGB) for a single fellowship trained surgeon in a private… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Gender-specific Outcomes After Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding
Vadim Avulov, DO, David Brams, MD, FACS, Pamela J O'Brien, RN, MSN, NPC, Sara Tortorici, RN, MSN, NPC, Dmitry Nepomnayshy, MD, FACS. Lahey Clinic. Introduction: The objective of the study is to evaluate weather men loose more weight than women after a laparoscopic gastric banding procedure, as well as compare the rate of complications between… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Hospital Admissions Greater Than 30 Days Following Bariatric Surgery: Patient and Procedure Matter
Dana A Telem, MD, Wendy L Patterson, MPH, Brittany D Peoples, MS, Maria Altieri, MD, Gerald Gracia, MD, Jie Yang, PhD, Qiao Zhang, MS, Aurora D Pryor, MD. Stony Brook Medicine, New York State Department of Health Office of Quality and Patient Safety. Introduction: Sparse data is available regarding hospital admission rates greater than 30-days… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Impact of the Treatment with Intragastric Balloon in Abdominal Fat Compartments- Visceral Fat and Subcutaneous Cellular Tissue.
Diego Laurentino Lima, MD, Luana C Cabral, MD, Juscielle S Barros, Rayssa A B de Melo, Gustavo L Carvalho, PhD. University of Pernambuco, Faculty of Medical Sciences. OBJECTIVE: to demonstrate which of abdominal fat compartments, the subcutaneous cellular tissue (SCCT) or visceral fat (VF), is more reduced in patients after treatment with intragastric balloon (IGB).… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Insufficient Weight Loss and Weight Regain After Bariatric Operation. Does Laparoscopic Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch Stand the Test of Time?
Iswanto Sucandy, MD, Andres Samayoa, MD, Fernando Bonanni, MD, FACS, Gintaras Antanavicius, MD, FACS. Abington Memorial Hospital, PA. Introduction Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has been challenged by insufficient weight loss and weight regain, especially in superobese patients (BMI >50 kg/m2). These unsatisfactory outcomes frequently lead to revisional procedures, in order to maintain the benefit of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Insurance mandated preoperative medical visits do not correlate with bariatric surgical outcomes
Pornthep Prathanvanich, MD, Katherine Bohnstedt, APN, P Marco Fisichella, MD, Sharfi Sarker, MD, Bipan Chand, MD. Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine. Introduction Morbidly obese patients seeking surgical weight loss therapy are often required to meet arbitrary months of dietary counseling prior to surgical intervention. Often there is a discrepancy between the amount of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Intravenous Acetaminophen Does Not Reduce Peri-operative Acute Pain Or Narcotic Use in Bariatric Surgery Patients
Amy L Rosenbluth, BS, Morgan A Bresnick, MD, Renee Tholey, MD, Kathleen Lamb, MD, Michael R Kammerer, MD, Alec C Beekley, MD, David S Tichansky, MD. Thomas Jefferson University. Introduction- Narcotic pain medications continue to be the mainstay of postoperative pain management. It has been previously shown that use of intravenous acetaminophen in the peri-operative… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Intussusception following laparoscopic Roux-en Y Gastric Bypass
Lucas Beffa, MD, Mark Perna, MD, Roger A de la Torre, MD. University of Missouri - Columbia. This is a case of a 41 year old 28 week pregnant female who had previously undergone a laparoscopic gastric bypass procedure 7 years prior. She presented to an outside facility with acute onset of abdominal pain and… Continue Reading
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- Video Loop Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Is Bariatric Surgery Safe in Patients with Cirrhosis? An Analysis of Short-Term Outcomes
Andrew Smith, Ahmad Elnahas, Allan Okrainec, Fayez Quereshy, Timothy Jackson. Division of General Surgery, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto ON. INTRODUCTION Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is an increasingly recognized cause of chronic liver disease. Due to its association with the metabolic syndrome, NAFLD is common in the bariatric population. While the natural… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Is Heparin Prophylaxis with Aggressive Ambulation Enough to Prevent Thrombo-embolic Complications Even in Higher Risk Patients Undergoing Baratric Surgery?
Vikas Singhal, MD, Howard Darvin, FACS, Igal Breitman, FACS, Leena Khaitan, FACS. University Hospitals, Cleveland. INTRODUCTION: Patients undergoing bariatric surgery have been believed to be at a high risk for thrombo-embolic complications in the peri-operative period. There remains a wide variation in practice for Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) prophylaxis in the bariatric surgery patients. These… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity