What are the most frequent complications of Fobi-Capella bariatric surgery and how to treat them?

Cluster analysis for classification of patients submitted to Fobi-Capella bariatric surgery.

BACKGROUND Individuals classified as morbidly obese require effective treatments to promote weight reduction. Due to the inefficacy of conservative treatments and current medications, bariatric surgery (gastric bypass) has been indicated for this group of individuals. AIM To identify subgroups of obese patients in order to find patterns that hinder weight loss and recovery after the operation...

Incidence of vitamin B12 deficiency in patients submitted to Fobi-Capella Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery.

BACKGROUND Patients undergoing bariatric surgery may develop over time, some complications and anemia is an important one due to gastric resection, leading to iron, folic acid or vitamin B12 deficiency. AIM To determine the incidence of deficiency of vitamin B12 and other anthropometric and biochemical data comparing the preoperative and postoperative (six months) period in patients who under...

Innocent murmurs: parental viewpoint, what are the most common misconceptions and how to avoid them.

The aim of this study was to investigate the parental reaction after they have been informed that their child has a heart murmur. This study also explored whether their reaction was influenced by the fact that the heart murmur is innocent, which actually means that the child is healthy. One hundred parents participated in this cross-sectional study. According to the statistical results, minor p...

Evaluation of risk factors in superobese patients submitted to conventional Fobi-Capella surgery.

BACKGROUND Obesity is one of the worlds greatest health problems. The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the gold standard treatment for severe obesity. Surgery in obese patients has an acceptable level of morbidity and mortality. The superobese patient, a subcategory of severe obese patients with a high surgical risk has not yet been analyzed as a group. METHODS A retrospective and prospective coho...

Frozen embryos: what are they and how should the law treat them?