Laparoscopic procedures for morbid obesity are becoming standard of care which, in experienced hands, has a very low mortality and morbidity. Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis has been reported in the literature after different bariatric and nonbariatric laparoscopic procedures. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a relatively new procedure in the treatment of morbid obesity; its complications...

Morbid obesity is a curable systemic disease that can cause several complications, including hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and osteoarthritis. However, it is not easy to control solely by conservative management. Bariatric surgeries, such as sleeve gastrectomy and gastric banding, are recently developed treatments that are applied to patients with morbid obesity in Korea. However, gastric su...

abstract background: in recent years, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (lsg) has become more acceptable for obese patients. single-port sleeve gastrectomy (spsg) is more popular since each abdominal incision carries the risk of bleeding, hernia, and internal organ injury as well as exponentially affecting cosmesis. this cross-sectional study aimed at comparing multi-port sleeve gastrectomy (mpsg...

......................................... Received: 22-11-11 Accepted: 06-12-11 Abstract Morbid obesity is the second leading preventable cause of death after cigarette smoking in the world. It is a chronic pathology which requires interdisciplinary management in which bariatric surgery plays a fundamental part. It results in greater weight loss and better maintenance of weight loss than any ot...

The number of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) performed worldwide is increasing continuously. Serious complications are relatively rare, but staple line leakage after LSG remains one of the most dreaded acute complications. Endoscopic treatments play a major role in treating sleeve leakage after initial surgical or percutaneous perigastric abscess control. Despite the high success rate of...

AIM The aim of this study is to compare the material effectiveness of oversewing the staple line following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. MATERIAL OF STUDY A prospective randomized trial has been performed on 100 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Just before the intervention patients were randomized to receive (Group A) or not receive (Group B) a polypropyl...

INTRODUCTION Obesity is a condition that has significant impact on public health. Recent exciting studies have linked chronic gastritis and H. pylori infection to obesity. Chronic gastritis has shown increased prevalence in obesity, more particularly H. pylori-related gastritis. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of chronic gastritis in morbidly obese patients who were subjected to sl...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcomes after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in a VA population.SG has recently gained popularity as a definitive bariatric surgery procedure. Data are lacking on long-term outcomes, particularly in a Veterans Affairs population.We retrospectively reviewed 223 patients who underwent SG for morbid obesity between January 2009 and June 2014. Data o...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been accepted as a standalone effective bariatric procedure. With the increase in the number of cases done worldwide, we are witnessing the emergence of new unexpected complications. PRESENTATION A seemingly straight forward sleeve gastrectomy was complicated by acute post-operative vomiting which was diagnosed as an acute intra thoracic migrat...

Introduction: Bariatric surgery is considered the primary treatment against severe obesity, as it effective in sustained weight loss and reduces prevalence of associated comorbidities. However, bariatric not free complications observed at various postoperative stages, including fistulas. Purpose: To describe creation an experimental model a gastric fistula after performance Sleeve Gastrectomy (...