March 30 – April 2, 2011
San Antonio Convention Center, San Antonio, TX
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A New Method of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass
Grubnik V.V., Prof, Gollyak V.P., Grubnik O.V.. Odessa State Medical University Background. The mechanisms of weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass include stomach-restriction and malabsorbtion. Although satiety is achieved with a small stomach-porch, satisfactory weight-loss achieved not in every patient. Aim of the study was to compare weight loss and satiety after standard and new… Continue Reading
Gip Gene Expression After Bariatric Surgery
Erin Moran-Atkin, MD, Fred Brody, MD MBA, Sidney Fu, MD PhD. The George Washington University Medical Center Introduction: Following bariatric surgery, type 2 diabetes (T2D) may resolve quickly and correlates closely with incretin serum levels. One of these incretins, gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP), is produced in the duodenum and jejunum and increases following bariatric surgery;… Continue Reading
Seprafilm Slurry Does Not Increase Complication Rates After Laparoscopic Colectomy
Adithya Suresh, MD, Ziad T Awad, MD FACS. University of Florida College of Medicine- Jacksonville Seprafilm® adhesion barrier is proven to prevent adhesion formation after open abdominal and pelvic operations. However, with laparoscopy, a major technical roadblock is the delivery of these sheets into the peritoneal cavity. To avoid this problem, Seprafilm® slurry may be… Continue Reading