Longer Operative Times is an Independent Risk Factor For Increased Risk of Pulmonary Embolism In Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Compared to Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.
Sahil Gambhir, MD, Reza F Alizadeh, MD, Colette S Inaba, MD, Megan T Smith, PhD, Jeffry Nahmias, MD, Brian R Smith, MD, Ninh T Nguyen, MD, Shaun Daly, MD. University of California Irvine Medical CenterIntroduction/Objectives: Postoperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in bariatric surgery. There is limited data comparing… Continue Reading
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LIRAGLUTIDE IN A TERTIARY BARIATRIC CLINIC: A CASE SERIES
Daniel Ta, BSc, Jerry T Dang, MD, Arya M Sharma, MD, PhD, Shahzeer Karmali, MD, MPH, Renuca Modi, MD. University of AlbertaIntroduction: The objective of this study is to demonstrate the use of liraglutide in various patient scenarios in a tertiary bariatric clinic. Liraglutide is a glucagon-like peptide type 1 (GLP-1) analogue. Its efficacy for weight… Continue Reading
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MANAGEMENT OF GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX IN PATIENTS WITH LAPARSOCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY: HILL MODIFIED TECHNIQUE
Ricardo Nassar, MD, Surgeon, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Juan David Hernandez, MD, Surgeon, FACS, Felipe Giron, MD, MSc, Alberto Ricaurte, MD, Surgeon, Juan David Linares, MD, Surgeon, Natan Zundel, MD, Surgeon. Fundación Santa fe de BogotaIntroduction: Obesity has become a worldwide public health problem, affecting rich and poor countries alike. Bariatric surgery is still the best treatment… Continue Reading
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Longer Biliopancreatic Limb Length in Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass Does Not Promote Greater Weight Loss
Chetna Bakshi, MD1, Julio Teixeira, MD2. 1Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, 2Lenox Hill Hospital, Northwell HealthBackground: Roux-en-y gastric bypass promotes weight loss by restrictive and malabsorptive means. The malabsorptive effects are due to bypassing a portion of jejunum as well as hormonal pathways that are not fully understood1. There is variation in the lengths… Continue Reading
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A COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS AND SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY ON BODY MASS COMPOSITION AS MEASURED BY AIR DISPLACEMENT PLETHYSMOGRAPHY
Rhys Kavanagh, MD, Smith Jessica, MD, Debra Allan, RN, MSN, Peter Nau, MD, MS. University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsIntroduction: The roux-en-y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are the most commonly performed bariatric surgeries worldwide. Evidence suggests that the malabsorptive component of the RYGB leads to disparate changes in fat and lean mass when… Continue Reading
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Predictors and outcomes of bleeding after sleeve gastrectomy: An analysis of the MBSAQIP data registry
Valentin Mocanu1, Jerry Dang1, Daniel Skubleny1, Noah Switzer2, Daniel Birch1, Shahzeer Karmali1. 1University of Alberta, 2The Ohio State UniversityBACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to examine predictors of and outcomes associated with postoperative bleeding in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement (MBSAQIP) data registry.… Continue Reading
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Geriatric Robotic-assisted Bariatric Surgery: How do Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Compare in terms of Short-Term Morbidity.
Amlish B Gondal, MD, Matthew E Mobily, MD, MPH, Iman Ghaderi, MD, MSc, MHPE. University of ArizonaIntroduction: In the United States, more than 10% of bariatric procedures in academic centers are performed in elderly patients. Higher morbidity and mortality rates have been described in patients above 65 years old. However, there is limited data about… Continue Reading
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Predictors and outcomes of leak after RYGB : An analysis of the MBSAQIP data registry
Valentin Mocanu1, Jerry Dang1, Farah Ladak1, Noah Switzer2, Daniel Birch1, Shahzeer Karmali1. 1University of Alberta, 2The Ohio State UniversityBACKGROUND: The purpose of this study is to examine gastrointestinal leak in patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) using the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement (MBSAQIP) data registry. Gastrointestinal leak is one of the… Continue Reading
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Incidence of gastroesophageal reflux in morbidly obese patients taken to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: 2 years of follow-up
Carlos Luna, MD, Ruben Luna, MD, Luis F Cabrera, General Surgeon, Laura Quintero. Bosque UniversityIntroduction: Gastroesophageal reflux disease are one of the most common disorders in morbidly obese patients. Despite the positive effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy regarding weight loss and improvement in obesity co-morbidities, there are concerns about the development of de novo gastroesophageal reflux… Continue Reading
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MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS IN 166,601 SURGICAL PATIENTS WITH MORBID OBESITY VARYING DIRECTLY WITH INCREASING AGE INDEPENDENT OF BMI.
Luke Perry, DO, Kevin Engledow, DO, Gus Slotman, MD. Inspira Medical Center Vineland New JerseyIntroduction: In today’s overweight society, every surgeon must operate on medically high-risk morbidly obese patients. In this milieu of toxic obesity, every clinical insight helps. Although we have reported increased obesity co-morbidities in Medicare patients, some of whom are younger on disability,… Continue Reading
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Metabolic outcomes after bariatric surgery for Indigenous patients in Ontario
Olivia Lovrics, BSc, MScA1, Aristithes G Doumouras, MD, MPH1, Scott Gmora, MD2, Mehran Anvari, MB, BS, PhD, MD2, Dennis Hong, MSc, MD2. 1St Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, 2McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, CanadaIntroduction: In 2013, over 18% of Canada’s general adult population was considered obese (BMI > 30 kg/m2), compared to 25.7% of Canada’s First… Continue Reading
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Learning Curve for Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y & One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass
Jackly M Juprasert, MD1, Francesca M Dimou, MD1, Lauren Tufts1, Katherine D Gray, MD1, Omar Bellorin, MD2, Gregory Dakin, MD1, Alfons Pomp, MD1, Cheguevara Afaneh, MD1. 1NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medicine, 2The Valley Hospital/Valley Health SystemINTRODUCTION: The safety and efficacy of robotic bariatric surgery has been established. However, the learning curve has been variably documented and… Continue Reading
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Critical Role of the Postoperative Visits to a Hospital Following Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB)
Minyoung Cho, MD, PhD1, Jung-Eun Kim, MD, PhD1, Bodri Son, MD, PhD1, Gyu-Hee Chae, MD, PhD1, Jae-Yong So, MD, PhD1, Sun-Ho Lee, MD, PhD2, Ha-Jin Kim, MD, PhD3, Kyungnam Eoh, MD1, Yun-Chan Park, MD4, Nam-Chul Kim, MD, PhD4. 1365mc Obesity Clinic LAMS Center, 2Global 365mc Hospital, 3Seoul 365mc Hospital, 4Busan 365mc HospitalBackground: Chronic illness including… Continue Reading
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The Role of Statins and Post Bariatric Surgery Pericardial Fat Reduction in preventing coronary artery disease.
Mauricio Sarmiento-Cobos, MD, Lisandro Montorfano, MD, Carlos Rivera, MD, Camila Ortiz Gomez, Elliot Wasser, MD, Emanuele Lo Menzo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASMBS, Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS, FASMBS, Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS. Cleveland Clinic FloridaBACKGROUND: Pericardial fat is a type of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) with multiple endocrine and inflammatory functions, which may play an… Continue Reading
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Weight loss after bariatric surgery predicts an improvement in the Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) Fibrosis Score
Charleen Yeo, Marc Ong, Anton Cheng, Chun Hai Tan. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, SingaporeIntroduction: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is one of the most common liver diseases worldwide, and has been shown to be present in up to 90% of bariatric surgery patients. Bariatric surgery has grown to be an internationally accepted option for the treatment… Continue Reading
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