Context This article discusses the anesthetic considerations in patients undergoing bariatric surgery in the preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative phases of surgery. Evidence Acquisition This review includes studies involving obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Searches have been conducted in PubMed, MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, Scopus, and Cochrane Database of Systemat...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Little is known about the psychological effects on life after bariatric surgery despite the high prevalence of psychological disorders in candidates seeking this procedure. Our review discusses the literature around the psychological impact of bariatric surgery, exploring whether the procedure addresses underlying psychological conditions that can lead to morbid obesity and th...

type 2 diabetes is one of the major public health challenges in 21st century. both environmental changes and genetics are attributed for increased risk of type 2 diabetes. obesity is the most critical and modifiable risk factor and should be targeted for successful management of diabetes. this review article discusses three main approaches to manage obesity. three management modalities consider...

OBJECTIVE To quantify the overall effects of bariatric surgery compared with non-surgical treatment for obesity. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis based on a random effects model. DATA SOURCES Searches of Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from their inception to December 2012 regardless of language or publication status. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA Eligible studies were randomis...

The incidence of obesity is steadily rising, and it has been estimated that 40% of the US population will be obese by the year 2025 if the current trend continues. In recent years there has been renewed interest in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity in concomitance with the epidemic of obesity. Bariatric surgery proved effective in providing weight loss of large magnitude, correction of c...

The worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes is rising in association with an increasing frequency of overweight and obesity. Bariatric-metabolic procedures are considered as additional therapeutic options, allowing improved diabetes control in most patients. Multiple factors play in concert to achieve the improvements in diabetic remission observed after bariatric-metabolic surgery. Several stu...

The use of bariatric surgery in the clinical management of type 2 diabetes has been recently endorsed in the clinical practice recommendations released by the most influential diabetologic associations. However, authoritative critic voices about the application of metabolic surgery in type 2 diabetes continue to appear in diabetologic literature. In this review, we will try therefore to underst...

From the first cases performed in 1974 and the growing interest aroused in surgeons in 1996 was founded the Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery, being in the same year associated with IFSO (International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders) which enabled the performance the 7th World Congress and IFSO First World Bariatric Surgery Congress in Brazil in 2002 in São ...

Bariatric surgery is considered to be the effective treatment alternative conducted over the lifetime for reducing weight in patients with clinically morbid obesity. For many patients, the benefits of weight loss, including decreases in blood glucose, lipids, and blood pressure as well as increase in mobility, will outweigh the risks of surgical complications. But patients undergoing bariatric ...

Abstract Background: Obesity is a chronic condition with high prevalence and multifaceted etiologies; it accompanied by an increased risk of morbidity mortality. Bariatric surgeries (weight loss surgeries) include variety procedures performed on people who have obesity. Skin redundancy common post-bariatric complication. Abdominoplasty or "tummy tuck" cosmetic surgery procedure used to make the...