This is the case of an incidentally found left paraduodenal hernia during elective laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. The patient is a 52 year old man with no prior history of intra-abdominal sur
Obesity and obesity-related comorbidities are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease (CAD). Bariatric surgery results in durable weight loss an
Our patient is a 50 year old female with a complicated bariatric surgery history who presented to our clinic with persistent GERD symptoms. She had undergone placement of a lap band in 2002 resulti
Follow up after bariatric surgery (BS) is known to be an important predictor of post-operative weight loss. The primary goal of this study was to determine predictors
Pericardial fat is a type of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) with multiple endocrine and inflammatory functions, which may play an important role in the pathogenesis of c