Journal of Health, Population and NutritionBackground Young and middle-aged patients who simultaneously present with depression and obesity and who have undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy still face significant difficulties accessing mental health services.
Xin Xu, Hefeng Tian, Ting Yu, Haiou Qi
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A Thickness Calibration Device Is Needed to Determine Staple Height and Avoid Leaks in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy [PDF]
, 2015 BACKGROUND: Leaks after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) may be due to a mismatch between staple height and tissue thickness. The aim of this study was to determine the range of gastric thicknesses in three areas of stapling.
Michel Gagner, Rose Huang
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The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine, 2014 Aims Obese patients are at increased risk for gallstones during rapid weight loss and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. The aims of this study were to evaluate the prophylactic effect of ursodeoxycholic acid and ezetimibe for prevention of gallstone
Alaa Elgamal, Ahmad Tarek Fawzy
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Sleeve Gastrectomy Leads to Weight Loss in the Magel2 Knockout Mouse [PDF]
, 2016 Background Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by hyperphagia, obesity, cardiopulmonary diseases, and increased mortality. Although successful weight loss improves health in PWS, few treatments cause sustained weight loss in ...
Arble, Deanna M. +4 more
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Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques, 2018 Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is one of the most popular and effective bariatric surgical procedures worldwide. The effect of LSG is mostly dependent on the restrictive mechanism, which makes it more vulnerable to failure.
Radosław Cylke +5 more
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Effect of Contemporary Bariatric Surgical Procedures on Type 2 Diabetes Remission. A Population-Based Matched Cohort Study. [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: The objective of the study is to evaluate the effect of gastric banding, gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy on medium to long-term diabetes control in obese participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
A. Toby Prevost +20 more
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Differential Acute Impacts of Sleeve Gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery and Matched Caloric Restriction Diet on Insulin Secretion, Insulin Effectiveness and Non-Esterified Fatty Acid Levels Among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes. [PDF]
, 2016 peer reviewedBACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery is an increasingly common option for control of type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity. Mechanisms underlying rapid improvement of T2D after different types of bariatric surgery are not clear. Caloric deprivation and
Babor, Richard +7 more
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Same-Day Discharge after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: An Analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program Database. [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND:Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) has been performed with successful discharge on postoperative day 1 (POD1). There are limited studies on same-day discharge after LRYGB. The objective of this study was to examine the frequency and
Inaba, Colette S +4 more
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Analgesic Efficacy of Quadratus Lumborum Block Against Erector Spinae Plane Block in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Prospective Randomized Study [PDF]
International Journal of Medical ArtsBackground: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a very frequent surgical procedure with notable postoperative pain and discomfort. Both QLB and ESPB techniques have somatic and visceral analgesia.
Adel Hassan +5 more
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Sleeve Gastrectomy in the Elderly
Obesity Facts, 2019 Background: Even though risks are higher and long-term results may be less favorable, the elderly obese can still benefit from bariatric surgery. Whether the higher surgical risk is worth the benefits is yet to be determined.
Nadav Nevo +5 more
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