Immediate postoperative ambulation minimizes thomboembolic complications following a laparoscopic gastric bypass. A prospective analysis of 461 patients.
Introduction: Bariatric surgery remains the only therapy that produces significant and sustained weight loss in morbidly obese patients. Bariatric patients have been traditionally viewed as a high risk population for thomboembolic complications, which are major cause of postoperative morbidity and mortality. Materials and Methods: Four hundred sixty-one consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Long-term Improvement of Pulmonary Function after Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
INTRODUCTION: Morbidly obese patients often have impaired respiratory mechanics leading to restrictive lung disease. Weight loss after bariatric surgery has been shown to improve or resolve many obesity-related comorbidities; however, little is know about the long-term changes in pulmonary mechanics after bariatric surgery. We hypothesize that pulmonary function may improve with weight loss after laparoscopic… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Resolution of comorbidities following LRYGB: A prospective analysis of 434 patients
Introduction: Morbid obesity is a chronic disease that reduces life expectancy and represents a major risk factor for other chronic illnesses.1,2 At the present time bariatric surgery remains the only therapy that produces significant and sustained weight loss in the morbidly obese. Surgical weight reduction can reverse or eliminate many obesity related comorbidities.3 Materials and… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in High Risk Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Introduction: Placement of retrievable inferior vena cava filters (IVCF) may be beneficial in high risk morbidly obese patients undergoing bariatric procedures. Bariatric surgery patients with a prior history of venous thromboembolism (VTE) are at high risk for postoperative recurrent deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Methods: A prospective database of morbidly obese patients… Continue Reading
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- Podium Presentations
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Optical Access Trocar Use in a Bariatric Population with High Percentage of Prior Abdominal Operations
Background: Optical access trocar (OAT) for primary access has been shown to be safe for obese and non-obese patients. Visualization of the abdominal layers is thought to help reduce the risk of injury to intra-abdominal organs. Concern still exists about the use of an OAT in obese patients with prior abdominal operations (PAO). We retrospectively… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Laparoscopic Revision of Omega Loop Bypass to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Bariatric surgeons who evaluate patients for possible revisional surgery should be aware of the potential of aberrant bypass anatomy. The “Omega loop gastric bypass” is a nondivided, antecolic loop gastric bypass with a Braun entero-enterostomy. The omega loop bypass is not a condoned weight loss procedure due to the lack of published evidence regarding risks… Continue Reading
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- Metabolic / Obesity
Effect of the gastro-jejunal anastomotic stricture on weight loss after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
IntroductionIn the morbidly obese, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) effectively achieves weight loss with the resolution of co-morbidities. One of the complications of this procedure is the development of gastro-jejunal anastomotic stricture. The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of post-operative stricture on weight loss.Methods and proceduresWe performed a retrospective review of… Continue Reading
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- Posters
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- Metabolic / Obesity