Effects of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on DM and renal function in obese patients

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in morbidly obese adolescents.

BACKGROUND/PURPOSE Obesity has contributed significantly to morbidity and premature deaths in the adolescent population. Because many patients do not respond to dietary modification, exercise regimens, or pharmacologic treatment, weight reduction surgery has become a viable alternative, although the morbidity of conventional gastric bypass has tempered enthusiasm for this approach. Experience w...

Comparison of roux-en-y gastric bypass techniques with and without distal gastric plication in patients with morbid obesity

Complications of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

INTRODUCTION Bariatric surgery is a method of treating morbid obesity, which has been raising more and more interest in the past years. Among all types of intervention, the most frequently used is Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, an intervention both restrictive and malabsorptive, which leads to best results in weight loss. In Romania, bariatric surgery, and especially Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is not...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leak complications.

HYPOTHESIS Enteric leakage is a significant complication of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedure that can be treated successfully. DESIGN Retrospective study of 400 consecutive RYGB patients from 1999-2002. SETTING Community hospital with a university surgical residency. PATIENTS Hospital records of 400 morbidly obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery were reviewed. ...

Totally robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

HYPOTHESIS We hypothesized that we could develop a safe and effective technique for performing a totally robotic laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure using the da Vinci surgical system. We anticipated that the learning curve for this totally robotic procedure could be shorter than the learning curve for standard laparoscopic bariatric surgery. DESIGN Retrospective case comparison s...