FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH OPEN CONVERSION DURING LAPAROSCOPIC ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS: A NATIONAL DATABASE ANALYSIS
Eric S Wise, MD, Adam Sheka, MD, Keith Wirth, MD, Sayeed Ikramuddin, MD, Daniel Leslie, MD. University of MinnesotaIntroduction: Open conversion (OC) is an infrequent, highly undesirable necessity during elective minimally invasive bariatric surgery. Characterization of those patients at greatest risk for OC is poor. In this study, we seek to determine those preoperative variables… Continue Reading
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy for Diabetic Patients: 5 year outcomes
Vanessa Boudreau, MD, Karen Barlow, Hons, BSc, Scott Gmora, MD, Dennis Hong, MD, Mehran Anvari, MD, PhD. Center for Minimal Access Surgery, McMaster University, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction: Bariatric surgery is a known effective treatment for diabetes in obese patients. Methods: Analysis of the Ontario Bariatric Registry data was performed to compare long term outcomes in diabetic… Continue Reading
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The Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Hypothyroidism: A Two Year Follow Up
Michael Zhou, BA, Jordan Grubbs, MD, David Berler, MD, Benjamin E Schneider, MD, Sara A Hennessy, MD. University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterIntroduction: Thyroid dysfunction and obesity are intricately connected with a positive correlation between BMI and TSH. Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective long-term treatments of obesity and its co-morbidities. Likewise, changes in… Continue Reading
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Outcomes after Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy at a High Volume Center
Chetna Bakshi, MD, Sara Siskind, MD, Christopher Taglia, MD, Larry Gellman, MD, Dominick Gadaleta, MD. Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/NorthwellBackground: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has gained interest in the United States due to its efficacy and relative safety1. Many studies have been done comparing sleeve gastrectomies with other bariatric procedures. High volume centers have developed early… Continue Reading
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Surgical Complications Following Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients Aged ? 65 Years from 2006-2016.
Rebekah Wood, BS1, Mukund Srinivas, BS1, Mike Bottomley, MS2, Priti Parikh, PhD1, Joon K Shim, MD, MPH, FACS1. 1Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine, 2Wright State UniversityINTRODUCTION: With the obesity epidemic in America, this study aimed to evaluate the outcomes of obese patients over the age of sixty-five after either laparoscopic/robotic Roux-En-Y or laparoscopic/robotic… Continue Reading
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THE SAFETY AND EFFICACY OF BARIATRIC SURGERY IN THE ELDERLY
Brian J Shea, MD1, William Boyan, MD1, Jonathan Decker, MD1, Ethan Paulin, MD1, Vincent Almagno, BS2, Wiley Abbott, BS2, Joseph Bahgat, BS2, Gurdeep Matharoo, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Steven Binenbaum, MD, FACS, FASMBS1, Frank Borao1. 1Monmouth Medical Center, 2St. George's University School of MedicineIntroduction: Bariatric surgery has been demonstrated to improve obesity related comorbidities and be… Continue Reading
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Obesity and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Cause and Effect?
Khaleel Mohammad, MD1, Marcoandrea Giorgi, MD1, Jawad Ali, MD1, Rouzbeh Moustaedi, MD2, Aaron Carr, MD1, Mohamed Ali, MD1. 1UC Davis Medical Center, 2The Permanente Medical GroupIntroduction: Obesity has been commonly cited to be a major risk factor for the occurrence and progression of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). In particular, bariatric surgery patients are hypothesized… Continue Reading
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Despite Risk Factors, the Incidence of C. Difficile Infection in Bariatric Patients Remains Low and Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Confers the Lowest Risk.
Luke Putnam, MD, Sahil Gambhir, MD, Gabrielle Stretz, BSc, Areg Grigorian, MD, Megan T Smith, PhD, Brian R Smith, MD, Ninh T Nguyen, MD, Shaun Daly, MD. University of California Irvine Medical CenterIntroduction/Objectives: Clostridium Difficile is a significant source of morbidity in hospitalized patients. Obesity and major gastrointestinal operations are known risk factors for clostridium… Continue Reading
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OPIOID USE REDUCTION SECONDARY TO REMISSION OF OSTEOARTHRITIS ASSOCIATED PAIN IN SEVERELY OBESE SUBJECTS UNDERGOING BARIATRIC SURGERY
Maria C Fonseca, MD, Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Camila Ortiz Gomez, MD, Francisco Ferri, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul J Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBackground: Unbearable pain associated with symptomatic Osteoarthritis(OA) is among the causes of work loss worldwide. Schedule II/III opioids are frequently used… Continue Reading
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Laparoscopic Selective Intra-abdominal Denervation associated to a Duodenum Ileal Interposition and Sleeve Gastrectomy for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (SID-DISG)
Luciana J El-Kadre, MD, PHD, FACS1, Aureo L De Paula, MD, PHD2, Augusto C Tinoco, MD, PHD, FACS1, Surendra Ugale, MD3, Jose Ribamar De Azevedo, MD, PHD, FACS4, Carolina De Paula, MD2, Leonardo Ferraz, MD5. 1Sao Jose do Avai Hospital, 2Hospital de Especialidades, 3Kirloskar Hospital, 4Americas Hospital, 5Bonsucesso Federal HospitalNo single medication can approach all… Continue Reading
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The role of laparoscopic bariatric procedures in the improvement of pre-operative uncontrolled/resistant hypertension and its impact on the 10-year risk of cardiovascular disease.
David Romero Funes, MD, David Gutierrez Blanco, MD, Camila Ortiz Gomez, MD, Joel S Frieder, MD, Cristian Milla Matute, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, Samuel Szomstein, MD, Raul Rosenthal, MD. Cleveland Clinic FloridaINTRODUCTION: Although several studies have addressed the improvement of hypertension (HTN) after bariatric surgery, only a few of them specifically addressed the effects of… Continue Reading
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Concurrent Paraesophageal Hernia Repair and Sleeve Gastrectomy is Safe and Well Tolerated
Eugene Wang, MD, Chaitanya Vadlamudi, MD, Elizabeth Zubowicz, MD. Medstar Georgetown-Washington Hospital CenterINTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to evaluate short term morbidity, if any, of concomitant paraesophageal hernia repair (PHR) in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). LSG is now the most widely used surgical intervention for morbid obesity, however significant concern exists… Continue Reading
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Does Adding a Concurrent Surgery to a Laparoscopic Roux en y Gastric Bypass Lead to Increased Morbidity?
Haley Leesley, MD, Mia Shapiro, MD, Todd Stafford, MD, Beth Ryder, MD, Dean Roye, Sivamainthan Vithiananthan, MD. Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University/Miriam Hospital, Providence, Rhode Island, USAIntroduction: Morbidly obese patients being evaluated for gastric bypass will often present with concurrent surgical pathology. The aim of this study is to determine if surgical risk is… Continue Reading
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The Impact of Low Preoperative Albumin on Short-term Outcomes after Bariatric Surgery
Amlish B Gondal, MD, Matthew E Mobily, MD, MPH, Iman Ghaderi, MD, MSc, MHPE. University of ArizonaIntroduction: Obesity and malnutrition often coexist; malnutrition in turn is an established risk factor for adverse outcomes after surgery. Preoperative albumin is routinely used as surrogate parameter for nutritional status prior to surgery. The aim of this study was… Continue Reading
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THE UTILITY OF ROUTINE PREOPERATIVE UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL SERIES FOR LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY
Warren Sun, MD1, Jerry T Dang, MD1, Noah J Switzer, MD, MPH, FRCSC2, Daniel Birch, MD, MSc, FRCSC1, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, MPH, FRCSC1. 1University of Alberta, 2Ohio State University Wexner Medical CenterINTRODUCTION: We aim to study the diagnostic utility of routine UGI series for preoperative evaluation of LSG in our center. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)… Continue Reading
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