Restrictive bariatric surgery techniques: evolution and current trends

Trends in Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is not associated with disenrollment from the Medicare program among working age disabled beneficiaries. Only about one percent of disabled people who received bariatric surgery disenrolled within five years of the procedure. Obesity has been associated with a number of comorbidities and adverse health outcomes and is considered one of the major challenges facing the health ca...

Mixed Techniques in Bariatric Surgery

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: More than a restrictive bariatric surgery procedure?

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a restrictive bariatric surgery technique that was first used as part of restrictive horizontal gastrectomy in the original Scopinaro type biliopancreatic diversion. Its good results as a single technique have led to a rise in its use, and it is currently the second most performed technique worldwide. SG achieves clearly better results than other restrictive technique...

A rat model of restrictive bariatric surgery with gastric banding.

BACKGROUND Gastric banding is a well established weight reduction operation that is effective in the treatment of severe obesity. Its metabolic and endocrine mechanisms of action, however, remain unclear. The aim of this study was to establish a rat model of gastric banding that would replicate the procedure performed in human obese patients. METHODS Male Wistar rats were submitted either to ...

Bariatric surgery: current concepts and future directions.

The increasing use of bariatric procedures in the treatment of morbidly obese patients means that aesthetic plastic surgeons can expect to care for more and more patients who have undergone bariatric surgery. It is important for aesthetic surgeons to understand the procedures, outcomes, and possible complications to recognize the signs and symptoms of any potential problems. Candidates for bari...