Methods and findings: A stepped wedge cluster randomised trial was performed between January 1 and December 31, 2018 in 11 clusters (17 delivery units) across Sweden, including all pregnancies under care and excluding preexisting diabetes, gastric bypass surgery, or multi...
Interventions: Repair of chronic gastric leaks after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass by using a combination of argon plasma coagulation, hemoclips, fibrin glue, Polyflex stent placement, and distal gastrojejunal stenosis dilation. The goal was to achieve durable fistula closure and avoid surgery Main ...
Conclusions BOLD gastric bypass weight loss data are presented with percentile curves. BMI and %EWL are clearly not suited for this purpose. Provided that follow-up data are solid, %TWL-based percentile charts can constitute neutral benchmarks for defining sufficient postoperative weight loss over ...
Whilst day case surgery (DCS) is standard for cholecystectomies, hernia repair and even gastric bypass, reluctance exists in application of day care pathway for acute appendicitis. We aimed to review published literature on patient selection criteria, rates of day case discharge, readmission and re...
The King’s Obesity Staging Criteria (KOSC) comprises of a four-graded set of health related domains. We aimed to examine whether, according to KOSC, patients undergoing bariatric surgery differed from those opting for conservative treatment. We graded 2
METHODS: Mildly obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass were prospectively analyzed. The primary objective was to determine the impact of surgery on their metabolic profiles. Demographic, clinical, and biochemical parameters were measured at baseline and at ...
Ostlund, M. P.et al. Increased admission for alcohol dependence after gastric bypass surgery compared with restrictive bariatric surgery.JAMA Surg.148, 374–377 (2013). ArticlePubMedGoogle Scholar Dirksen, C.et al. Mechanisms of improved glycaemic control after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.Diabetologi...
Department of Surgery Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen Frankfurt/M. GermanyS. Karger AGObesity FactsScheffel O, Daskalakis M, Weiner RA (2011) Two important criteria for reducing the risk of postoperative ulcers at the gastrojejunostomy site after gastric bypass: patient compliance and type of gastric bypass...
of the United States Food and Drug Administration's recent endorsement of expanded body mass index eligibility criteria for Allergan's Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System, it is imperative to study the long-term safety and cost effectiveness of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery. Th...
Surgery for obesity and related diseases: official journal of the American Society for Bariatric SurgeryFreitas C, Araujo C, Caldas R, et al.Effect of new criteria on the diagnosis of gestational diabetes in women submitted to gas- tric bypass[J].Surg Obes Relat Dis ,2014,10: 1041e6....