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Gastric bypass surgery mimetic approaches

Drug Discovery Today, 2017
Gastric bypass surgery is effectively a polypharmacological approach for treatment of obesity, type 2 diabetes and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). The gastric bypass mimetic approaches reviewed are fixed-dose combinatorial pharmacological approaches. There are two key concepts incorporated into these gastric bypass surgery mimetic approaches.
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Revisional Surgery: Aphagia After Gastric Bypass

Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques, 2020
Background: Gastric bypass is one of the most widely performed bariatric procedures worldwide and continues to be the gold standard in obese patients with metabolic disorders. 1 Regarding the complications, these can appear early or late, the ...
Mariano, Palermo, Guillermo, Duza, Edgardo, Serra   +2 more
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Pharmaceutical Savings after Gastric Bypass Surgery

Obesity Surgery, 2004
Clinically severe obesity (CSO) is a surgically treated disease. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) has been used to treat patients with CSO and has resulted in an improvement in co-morbidities. We speculated that after a period of weight loss, patients would require less medication, resulting in cost-savings to both the patient and the insurance ...
John S, Monk, Nancy, Dia Nagib, Wolfgang, Stehr   +2 more
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Life Expectancy Benefits of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Surgical Innovation, 2006
Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for achieving sustained weight loss in morbidly obese patients. Although the use of gastric bypass is growing rapidly, the potential life expectancy benefits of the procedure are unknown.
G Darby, Pope, Samuel R G, Finlayson, Jason A, Kemp, John D, Birkmeyer   +3 more
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Nutrient Deficiencies After Gastric Bypass Surgery

Annual Review of Nutrition, 2013
Bariatric surgery, and in particular, gastric bypass, is an increasingly utilized and successful approach for long-term treatment of obesity and amelioration of comorbidities. Nutrient deficiencies after surgery are common and have multiple causes.
Edward, Saltzman, J Philip, Karl
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Predictors of Outcome after Gastric Bypass Surgery

Obesity Surgery, 2007
Weight loss outcome predictions after gastric bypass (GBP) surgery based on individual findings have shown relatively little consistency. The present study took a more comprehensive approach, utilizing extensive pre-surgery interview and psychological test data both individually and in composite predictors.Pre-surgery data were obtained for 131 ...
Richard I, Lanyon, Barbara M, Maxwell
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Ulcer disease after gastric bypass surgery

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2006
The mechanism of marginal ulceration after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is poorly understood. We reviewed the incidence, presentation, and outcome of ulcer disease in consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.The outcomes of 201 consecutive laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery procedures were prospectively analyzed for ...
Ramsey M, Dallal, Linda A, Bailey
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Gastric bypass surgery as treatment of recalcitrant gastroparesis

Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2014
Few treatments for idiopathic and diabetic gastroparesis exist beyond symptom management, and no study has described gastric surgery for gastroparesis in obese and morbidly obese patients. The objective of this study was to describe treatment of recalcitrant gastroparesis in obese adults with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery.A retrospective ...
Pavlos K, Papasavas, Janet S, Ng, Andrea M, Stone, Olayemi A, Ajayi, Kiranmayi P, Muddasani, Darren S, Tishler   +5 more
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Pregnancy after Gastric Bypass Surgery in Adolescents

Obesity Surgery, 2007
There is no previous research or documentation of the incidence of pregnancy or pregnancy outcomes in female adolescents after undergoing bariatric surgery.Retrospective chart reviews were conducted for female patients who had bariatric surgery in our adolescent program from 2001-2007.
Helmut R, Roehrig, Stavra A, Xanthakos, Jenny, Sweeney, Meg H, Zeller, Thomas H, Inge   +4 more
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Beriberi after gastric bypass surgery in adolescence

The Journal of Pediatrics, 2004
We report three cases of dry beriberi in adolescents who underwent gastric bypass surgery for clinically severe obesity. The key to successful treatment of this problem lies in prompt recognition and thiamine supplementation.
Alexander, Towbin, Thomas H, Inge, Victor F, Garcia, Helmut R, Roehrig, Ronald H, Clements, Carroll M, Harmon, Stephen R, Daniels   +6 more
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