OBJECTIVE To review our results of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, and laparoscopic gastric bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING Bariatric Surgery Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. PATIENTS All patients consisted of those referred to our Combined Obesit...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the short-term outcomes for laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 275 patients with a follow-up of 1 to 31 months. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a highly successful approach to morbid obesity but results in significant perioperative complications. A laparoscopic approach has significant potential to reduce perioperative complications and reco...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES As bariatric surgery becomes more widespread, atypical complications will be seen with more frequency. In this case series, we report on 3 cases of superior mesenteric artery syndrome after gastric bypass and the laparoscopic treatment. METHODS This is a case series of 3 patients who presented with the persistent postprandial symptoms of pain and nausea after gastric...

Gastric bypass patients are at risk for small-bowel obstruction secondary to adhesions, internal hernias, intussusception and volvulus. Most gastric bypass patients do not present with classic obstructive symptoms. We present a rare case of concurrent intussusception and volvulus in a woman with previous history of internal hernia following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.

BACKGROUND The metabolic syndrome is a group of risk factors predictive of cardiovascular diseases. The rising number of obese Americans has increased the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. This study investigated the hypothesis that the incidence of metabolic syndrome is decreased after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery. METHODS The charts of all patients who had undergone laparoscopic gast...

BACKGROUND Insurance companies often require a mandated medical program (MMP) before bariatric surgery. It is unknown whether MMPs improve weight loss before and after surgery. The purpose of our study was to determine whether MMPs improve pre- and postoperative weight loss at a tertiary care, U.S. academic teaching hospital. METHODS After institutional review board approval, data were collec...

introduction eating disorders and morbid obesity have become common over the recent years. laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is known as one of the most effective methods for weight loss. due to the rarity of studies regarding the association of depression and surgery, we aimed to compare the levels of depression in patients with excessive obesity before and after gastric bypass surgery. conc...

The only effective treatment for patients with morbid obesity is surgery. Laparoscopic bariatric surgery has become quite popular in attempts to decrease the morbidity associated with laparotomy. In this article, we describe the technical details of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with three different techniques for creating the 15-cc gastric pouch. These techniques avoid upper endoscopy ...

INTRODUCTION Obesity is related with higher incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease. Antireflux surgery has inadequate results when associated with obesity, due to migration and/or subsequent disruption of antireflux wrap. Gastric bypass, meanwhile, provides good control of gastroesophageal reflux. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the technical difficulty in performing gastric bypass in patient...