Conclusions Endoscopic treatment of some bariatric surgery complications is feasible and has been reported previously. This report presents
a case of a serious leakage treated by placement of a self-expandable metal stent to bridge the fist…
Conclusion LSG results in stable and adequate weight loss with resolution/improvement in comorbidities in a high percentage of patients.
It can be considered a definitive operation for morbid obesity.
Content Type Journal ArticlePa…
Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics , Vol. 0, No. 0. (Source: Diabetes Technology)
Abstract Male patients after massive weight loss often suffer from redundant skin and soft tissue in the anterior and lateral chest
region, causing various deformities of pseudogynecomastia. Techniques with free or pedicled nipple–ar…
Abstract Obesity is nowadays a serious worldwide public health problem. In order to give patients a better quality of live, there are
now medical and surgical treatments that may be offered to those patients. Since 2005, the Hospital de San…
CONCLUSIONS: DS is a safe and effective technique for the treatment of morbid obesity, with good weight loss results, a high percentage of remission of the comorbidities, a similar morbidity and mortality to other techniques, and with correctable nutri…
After four confirmed fatalities since 2009, the FDA is finally taking action against eight California surgical centers and a marketing firm for providing misleading information while advertising lap-band surgery.
Death and advertising
The L.A. County …
Abstract Much of the discussion pertaining to natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) focuses on technical issues,
with little attention to women’s perception and to their willingness to consent to this surgery, espec…
Conclusions Food tolerance and gastrointestinal quality of life, 2 to 4 years post-surgery are ostensibly best after SG, followed closely
by RYGBP. AGB appears the least effective across these parameters. A significant positive relatio…
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