including gastroparesis (stomach paralysis), bowel obstructions, and ileus (painful cramping, swelling, nausea, and difficulty digesting food). As of May 1st, the MDL now includes 87 cases tied to these side effects. If you’re considering legal action, the team ...
Preda et al (2023):Gastroparesis with bezoar formation in patients treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists: potential relevance for bariatric and other gastric surgery This research involved the study of 100 patients who underwent routine gastroscopy before sleeve gastrectomy. Four out of...
With the shift from open surgery to laparoscopy in bariatric surgery, the sleeve gastrectomy has also been used as part of a staging approach in the massively obese patient, preceding either a DS or gastric bypass. These complex procedures in such large patients often pose significant technical ch...
S. Carandina, in Journal of Visceral Surgery, 2022 Gastric emptying after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy Acceleration of gastric emptying after LSG is due to the increase in intra-gastric pressure, the decrease in gastric wall compliance and the fundus removal, with a loss of reservoir function ...