The patient was discharged home after a 2-week hospital stay which included 5 days of invasive ventilation on the ITU. Conclusion A high-level of suspicion is required to suspect, diagnose and treat post-RYGB complications. A bariatric on-call rota with appropriately trained personnel is ...
Let's start out by discussing the basics of gastric sleeve surgery. During the gastric sleeve procedure, a bariatric surgeon removes about 85 percent of the stomach so that it takes the shape of a tube or sleeve. The operation is performed laparoscopically, meaning that the bariatric surgeon m...
So there’s still a long way to go. Dr. Mathias A.L. Fobi, M.D., F.A.C.S.: Dr. Mathias A.L. Fobi, is an internationally recognized bariatric surgeon, who has changed the shape of Hollywood heavyweights such as Etta James and American Idol’s Randy Jackson. MAL, as he...
If you've experienced a big hormone change recently (think: birth control, menopause, thyroid issues), your weight gain could be a symptom. This isn't always the case, though, and it may simply be a result of where your body holds fat, says Mir Ali, MD, a bariatric surgeon and the...
At its most basic level, obesity is a result of an imbalance in caloric intake and expenditure: When you consume more calories than you burn through exercise and activities of daily living, you create what is called a “positive energy balance”—your body has taken in more fuel than it ca...
Monitored Anesthesia Care with Propofol Versus Surgeon-Monitored Sedation with Benzodiazepines and Narcotics for Preoperative Endoscopy in the Morbidly Obese Background Although still controversial, upper endoscopy is frequently performed before bariatric surgery. This study investigated the hypothesis th... AK...
Related:How Many Steps a Day Do You Need to Lose Weight? Calorie Deficit to Lose Weight So back to the big question: is weight loss really as simple as burning more calories than you take in? “It’s not that simple,” says bariatric surgeonKuldeep Singh, MD, MBA,director of the Mar...
LAP-BAND® Adjustment: How Is This Performed? - Dr. Liu (VIDEO) 26 of 26 Dr. Carson Liu introduces himself and shares what the LAP-BAND® procedure entails. Dr. Liu: Hi, I am Dr. Carson Liu. I am a bariatric surgeon. I specialize in advanced laparoscopic surgery and I am locate...
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a minimum of 15 stapling procedures per year without a certified bariatric surgeon or less than 15 stapling procedures if a certified bariatric co-surgeon is present. While setting up such a team and meeting requirements can be difficult initially, a multidisciplinary team approach in specialized ...