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Mechanisms responsible for excess weight loss after bariatric surgery. [PDF]

J Diabetes Sci Technol, 2011
Ionut V, Bergman RN.
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Pre-operative body shape concerns moderate excess weight loss trajectory in bariatric surgery patients: a 2-year longitudinal study. [PDF]

Eat Weight Disord
Moro O, Albert U, De Caro EF, Palmisano S, Mastronardi M, Di Blas L.   +5 more
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Effects of 6cm versus 2cm Resection Margin from Pylorus on Excess Weight Loss & Complication Rate for Laparo- Scopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Nine-Year Experience

Proceedings
Introduction: LSG is the gold standard sole bariatric procedure for morbid obesity. Small (2cm) and large (6cm) distance of resection margin from pylorus are both being used for neogastric sleeve formation however what is optimal distance remains ...
Junaid Khan Lodhi, Saba Tahir Bukhari, Asma Munaf, Saima Amjad, Muhammad Zubair, Fawad Hameed, Muhammad Shoaib, Muhammad Khurram Jameel   +7 more
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Comparison of Excess Weight Loss Outcomes Between Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Mini Gastric Bypass in Morbidly Obese Patients

The Iraqi Journal of Medical Sciences, 2023
Background: Obesity is a complex, multifactorial, and largely preventable disease. The current most widely used criteria for classifying obesity is the body mass index (BMI).
Anees Nile, Abdulrahman Joudah, Ammar Al-Zubaidi   +2 more
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Quality of life after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: Pre-operative, 1-year and 5-year results

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2023
Introduction: The negative impact of obesity on the quality of life (QoL) and its association with multiple comorbidities is unquestionable. The primary objective of this study was to compare the QoL of patients before, 1 year and 5 years after ...
Christian Mouawad, Rany Aoun, Houssam Dahboul, Elie El Feghali, Serge Kassar, Marwan Alkassis, Michael Osseis, Roger Noun, Ghassan Chakhtoura   +8 more
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Reimbursement Policies of Swiss Health Insurances for the Surgical Treatment of Symptomatic Abdominal Tissue Excess After Massive Weight Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study. [PDF]

J Clin Med
Pruzzo V, Bonomi F, Guggenheim L, Navarra A, Schmauss D, Wettstein R, Harder Y.   +6 more
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Survival of umbilicus on a superiorly based flap after fleur-de-lis abdominoplasty

Medicine, 2022
. Introduction:. Massive weight loss patients have a midline excess of abdominal adipose and skin tissue that contributes to an increased abdominal girth.
Demetris Savva, MD, Giulio Nittari, PhD, Filippo Gibelli, MD, Andreas Vassiliou, MD, Maya Saranathan.   +4 more
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Histopathologic findings on removed stomach after sleeve gastrectomy. Do they influence the outcome?

Open Medicine, 2022
Little is known about the role of chronic gastritis on weight loss after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). This study aims to investigate the relationship between histopathologic findings of gastric specimens, excess weight loss (% EWL), and excess ...
Tomasicchio Giovanni, Picciariello Arcangelo, Dibra Rigers, Lantone Giuliano, Trigiante Giuseppe, De Fazio Michele, Martines Gennaro   +6 more
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Excess mortality associated with elevated body weight in the USA by state and demographic subgroup: A modelling study

EClinicalMedicine, 2022
Summary: Background: The obesity epidemic in the USA continues to grow nationwide. Although excess weight-related mortality has been studied in general, less is known about how it varies by demographic subgroup within the USA. In this study we estimated
Zachary J. Ward, Walter C. Willett, Frank B. Hu, Lorena S. Pacheco, Michael W. Long, Steven L. Gortmaker   +5 more
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Role of 3D-CT gastric volumetric study in post-sleeve gastrectomy

The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, 2022
Background Gastric pouch volumetry after sleeve gastrectomy reflects successful surgery. We aimed to assess the impact of gastric pouch volume after sleeve gastrectomy on weight loss. Method The study was performed for 30 patients (22 females and 8 males)
Dina Mohsen Abd-Elfattah Moursi, Khaled Essmat Allam, Waleed Hetta, Ahmed Mohammed Abd Elsalam, Rasha S. Hussein   +4 more
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