background: obesity has emerged as one of the most serious public health concerns in the 21st century. the consequences of this chronic disorder are serious. bariatric surgery has been shown to eliminate comorbid conditions associated with obesity. currently it is considered to be the only successful, long-term therapy for morbidly obese subjects.rnobjectives: the aim of this study was to evalu...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Laparoscopic greater curve plication is emerging as a weight loss procedure that avoids many of the complications of other surgeries that require gastrointestinal division, amputation, or use of a foreign body. Cost savings and affordability have also been promoted, as plication does not require the use of stapling devices, adjustable gastric bands, or prolonged hospit...

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 ...

10-40% of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients regain significant weight after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery due to dilation of the pouch and/or the gastrojejunal (GJ) anastomosis. Traditional revision surgery is associated with significant morbidity (e.g. post-anastomotic GJ leak) where less invasive endoluminal procedures may represent safer alternatives. The present article reports a ...

Abstract Background Bariatric surgery has become a widely accepted treatment option among the population for obesity management. Nevertheless, different complications may still be encountered during late post-operative period. Our prospective cross-sectional study aimed to show incremental value of multislice CT diagnosis such complications. Results Within included twenty patients who underwent...