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How do patients' clinical phenotype and the physiological mechanisms of the operations impact the choice of bariatric procedure? [PDF]

, 2016
Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective option for the treatment of morbid obesity and its associated comorbidities. Recent clinical and experimental findings have challenged the role of mechanical restriction and caloric malabsorption as the ...
Bueter, M, Bächler, T, Le Roux, CW
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Attempted one anastomosis gastric bypass converted to a sleeve gastrectomy in an adult patient with asymptomatic intestinal malrotation: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports
Unexpected encounters during surgery for obesity such as midgut malrotation cause specific technical challenges to the surgeon. We present a rare case of asymptomatic complete intestinal malrotation midway during a one anastomosis gastric bypass ...
Umesh Jayarajah, Kalaiyukan Sathasivam, Sumudu Kumarage, Thejana Wijeratne   +3 more
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Estimating Marginal Hazard Ratios by Simultaneously Using A Set of Propensity Score Models: A Multiply Robust Approach [PDF]

, 2020
The inverse probability weighted Cox model is frequently used to estimate marginal hazard ratios. Its validity requires a crucial condition that the propensity score model is correctly specified.
Han, Peisong, Shu, Di, Toh, Sengwee, Wang, Rui   +3 more
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Association Between Fulfilment of Expectations and Health-related Quality of Life after Gastric Bypass [PDF]

, 2012
The objective was to examine the relationship between fulfilment of expectations and health-related quality of life 4 and 12 months after gastric bypass.
H. K. Omar, J. P. Kroustrup, S. G. Pristed   +2 more
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Bariatric surgery and its impact on cardiovascular disease and mortality : A systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]

, 2014
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Anderson, Simon G, Keavney, Bernard D, Khan, Muhammad A, Kwok, Chun Shing, Loke, Yoon K, Mamas, Mamas A, Myint, Phyo Kyaw, Pradhan, Ashish   +7 more
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Can medical therapy mimic the clinical efficacy or physiological effects of bariatric surgery? [PDF]

, 2013
The number of bariatric surgical procedures performed has increased dramatically. This review discusses the clinical and physiological changes, and in particular, the mechanisms behind weight loss and glycaemic improvements, observed following the ...
le Roux, CW, Miras, AD
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Safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is superior to gastric banding in the management of morbidly obese patients

Patient Safety in Surgery, 2009
Background The use of bariatric surgery in the management of morbid obesity is rapidly increasing. The two most frequently performed procedures are laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass and laparoscopic gastric banding. The objective of this short overview is to
Klein Lazar V, Guller Ulrich, Hagen John A   +2 more
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Comparison of safety and effectiveness between laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy

Medicine, 2017
Background: The laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass is a newly emerged surgical procedure in recent years. Owe to safe and simple process and effective outcomes, laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass has quickly become one of the most popular procedures in some ...
Fu-Gang Wang, Zhaopeng Yu, Wen-mao Yan, Ming Yan, Maomin Song   +4 more
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Increased colonic propionate reduces anticipatory reward responses in the human striatum to high-energy foods [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), metabolites produced through the microbial fermentation of nondigestible dietary components, have key roles in energy homeostasis.
Alhabeeb, Habeeb, Busza, Albert, Byrne, Claire S., Chambers, Edward S., Chhina, Navpreet, Fitzpatrick, Julie, Fountana, Sofia, Frost, Gary S., Garcia-Perez, Isabel, Goldstone, Anthony P., Holmes, Elaine, Irani, Cherag, Morrison, Douglas J., Preston, Tom, Tedford, Catriona   +14 more
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Retrograde intussusception seven years after a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Journal of Minimal Access Surgery, 2013
Intussusception after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is more common than previously believed. It usually occurs between one and three years post-operatively, though we present a case that presented with a retrograde intussusception necessitating bowel ...
Leon D Boudourakis, Celia Divino, Scott Nguyen   +2 more
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