Twelve year experience of laparoscopic gastric plication in morbid obesity: development of the technique and patient outcomes

Twelve year experience of laparoscopic gastric plication in morbid obesity: development of the technique and patient outcomes

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic Gastric Plication (LGP) is a new restrictive bariatric surgery, previously introduced by the author. The aim of this study is to explain the modifications and to present the 12-year experience, regarding early and long term results, complications and cost. METHODS We used LGP for morbid obesity during the past 12 years. Anterior plication (10 cases), one-row bilateral ...

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

Significant results of using laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) for the treatment of morbid obesity

Background: Morbid obesity contributes to many health risks including physical, emotional, and social problems. The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern since obesity is associated with several chronic diseases. Morbid obesity is one of the biggest independent risk factors for early mortality. Various options for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity have bee...

the survey of the virtual higher education in iran and the ways of its development and improvement

این پژوهش با هدف "بررسی وضعیت موجود آموزش عالی مجازی در ایران و راههای توسعه و ارتقای آن " و با روش توصیفی-تحلیلی و پیمایشی صورت پذیرفته است. بررسی اسنادو مدارک موجود در زمینه آموزش مجازی نشان داد تعداد دانشجویان و مقاطع تحصیلی و رشته محل های دوره های الکترونیکی چندان مطلوب نبوده و از نظر کیفی نیز وضعیت شاخص خدمات آموزشی اساتید و وضعیت شبکه اینترنت در محیط آموزش مجازی نامطلوب است.

obesity and laparoscopic total gastric vertical plication