Conclusions Truncal vagotomy led to significant reductions in both diet-induced weight gain and visceral abdominal fat deposition. Vagal
de-afferentation led to a more modest, but clinically and statistically significant, reduction in visce…
At more than 400 pounds, Keenan Henderson knew he was overweight. But he thought bariatric surgery was too drastic a step for his age. (Source: USATODAY.com Health)
Conclusion:
By laparoscopic resection of the entire gastric pouch and the gastric remnant the risk to leave a suboptimally vascularised or even ischemic pouch in situ was avoided. The esophagojejunostomy was then created in healthy, good vascularised t…
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory ErratumPages 1-1DOI 10.1007/s11695-011-0566-zAuthors
Davide Lomanto, Department of Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgical Centre, National University Hospital, 5 Lower Kent Ridge Road, 119074 Singapore, SingaporeWei…
Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care Dec 2011, Vol. 6, No. 4: 179-184. (Source: Bariatric Nursing and Surgical Patient Care)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured and sentenced for up to 15…
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This study involved 67 patients (average age 41.0 years, 47 women, baseline body mass index [BMI] 41.5 kg/m2; 20 patients with BMI (Source: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy)
Fistulae, generally those occurring after bariatric surgery, could be treated with the use of endoclips, covered self-expandable metal stents, and glue, although these options have several limitations, with many fistula recurrences. Stent migration, in…
Minimally-invasive weight-loss procedures seem to be safer than open bariatric surgery, according to researchers who analyzed past studies comparing the two methods. Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Minimally-invasive weight-loss procedures seem to be safer than open
bariatric surgery, according to researchers who analyzed past studies comparing the two methods. (Source: Modern Medicine)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Find t…
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