INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment of obesity is currently the only effective treatment option for patients with excess body weight, especially morbid obesity and diseases caused by it. There are no studies evaluating the knowledge of surgeons in the field of bariatric surgery. AIM To assess the knowledge of surgeons regarding bariatric surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS An anonymous questionnaire ...

The joint position paper by Polish Society of Hypertension, for the Treatment Obesity, Lipid Association, Association Study Liver, Family Medicine, Lifestyle Division Prevention and Epidemiology Cardiac Society, “Club 30” Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Surgeons Reviewers: Agnieszka Olszanecka, Krzysztof J. Filipiak

INTRODUCTION Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs), originating from Cajal cells, are most commonly located in the stomach; therefore they can be found in the specimens excised during bariatric operations. The global prevalence of GISTs is about 130 cases per million population. Morbidity differs depending on geographical latitude. Although surgery is the treatment of choice for GISTs, 40-50%...

More than half of the European population are overweight (body mass index (BMI) > 25 and < 30 kg/m2) and up to 30% are obese (BMI > or = 30 kg/m2). Being overweight and obesity are becoming endemic, particularly because of increasing nourishment and a decrease in physical exercise. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, hypertension, cholelithiasis, certain forms of cancer, steatosi...

Despite what is known about risk factors, preventive treatment, and increased prevalence of fragility fractures in post-bariatric surgical patients, little how patient perspectives osteoporosis inform their commitment to bone health. The purpose this study was examine the lived experience people who have had bariatric surgery. Interpretive phenomenology used explore from patients Eligibility cr...

Background: Obesity is a grave public health threat, more serious even than the opioid epidemic. It isassociated with increased risk of several chronic diseases. Bariatric surgery an effective and safe techniquefor treatment morbid obesity co-morbidities related to obesity.Objective: This study aimed evaluate effect lifestyle modification module on patients’ compliancepostoperative bariatric su...

Purpose: Osteoarthritis is a frequent complication in the middle-aged or older people. Besides pain and swelling, this disease causes deformity and difficulty in walking. The current study compared the effects of 12 weeks bariatric and aerobic exercises on the metabolic syndrome in women with knee osteoarthritis. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, 24 women with knee osteoarthritis were...

OBJECTIVE To examine changes in depressive symptoms and treatment in the first 3 years following bariatric surgery. METHODS The longitudinal assessment of bariatric surgery-2 (LABS-2) is an observational cohort study of adults (n = 2,458) who underwent a bariatric surgical procedure at 1 of 10 US hospitals between 2006 and 2009. This study includes 2,148 participants who completed the Beck de...

Obesity is a well-known major risk factor of cardiovascular disease and is associated with various comorbidities. The impact of obesity on pulmonary function remains unclear. Reductions in chest wall compliance and respiratory muscle strength due to a high percent body fat and localized fat distribution contributes to impaired pulmonary function and the occurrence of adverse respiratory symptom...