Isolated laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is increasingly being used for the treatment of morbid obesity. However, doubts still persist regarding long-term weight loss, and the 5-year results are awaited. Whether the aetiology of failed excess weight loss is the result of an inadequate sleeve or attributable to dilatation of the sleeve is not clear. In an effort to prevent gastric dilatation and...

INTRODUCTION Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has rapidly gained popularity in the field of bariatric surgery, mainly due to its low morbidity and mortality. Traditionally, 4 to 6 trocars are used. Single-access surgery has emerged as an attempt to decrease incisional morbidity and enhance cosmetic benefits. We present our initial 7 patients undergoing single-incision laparoscopic sleeve gastrec...

Abstract This paper aims to find out the most vulnerable position and suitable clearance ratio of floating sleeve between inside outside tricone bit. In this paper, mechanical analysis model drill bit is established get simulated working condition tri-cone bit, then stress bearing simulated. Finally, multi-factor variable orthogonal test method used optimize sleeve. The results show that simula...

Retrospective single institution analysis of all patients undergoing sleeve lobectomy or pneumonectomy between 2000 and 2005. Seventy-eight patients underwent pneumonectomy (65 patients <70 years, 13 patients >70 years) and 69 sleeve lobectomy (50 patients <70 years, 19 patients >70 years). Pre-existing co-morbidity, surgical indication and induction therapy was similarly distributed between tr...

Introduction: Gastric volvulus occurs primarily when the stomach suffers torsion on itself due to laxity, elongation, or agenesis of the stomach ligamentous attachments or secondary to diaphragmatic hernias. Gastric torsion after sleeve gastrectomy is a rare complication. We present a case report of 3 patients with gastric torsion after sleeve gastrectomy. Case Description/Technique Description...

OBJECTIVE To compare survival, morbidity, and mortality rates for a series of patients who underwent either bronchoplastic sleeve lobectomy or pneumonectomy to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). PATIENTS AND METHOD We reviewed the clinical records for patients who underwent sleeve lobectomy or pneumonectomy for NSCLC from January 1994 through December 2003. RESULTS From January 1994 ...

OBJECTIVE To prospectively evaluate quality of life (QoL) evolution after sleeve lobectomy and pneumonectomy with the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) QoL Questionnaire-C30 and LC-13. METHODS From January 2003 till December 2005, QoL was prospectively recorded after 10 sleeve lobectomies and 20 pneumonectomies. Questionnaires were administered before surgery ...

BACKGROUND We describe a case of intraoperative fracture of phacoemulsification sleeve during phacoemulsification surgery. CASE PRESENTATION Phacoemulsification surgery was performed in the left eye of a 58-year-old lady with grade II nuclear sclerosis & grade I cortical cataract. Towards the end of quadrant removal, there was anterior chamber instability with impaired followability of nuclea...

Methods and Results-—Thirteen healthy young (23 2 years) and 13 older men (61 5 years) were instructed to continuously wear a compression sleeve around the right forearm to chronically (2 weeks) elevate brachial artery retrograde SR in 1 arm. We assessed SR, diameter, and flow-mediated dilation in both the sleeve and contralateral control arms at baseline and after 30 minutes and 2 weeks of con...

RESULTSdGlycemic control improved in all three groups at 24months (N5 54), with amean HbA1c of 6.76 1.2% for gastric bypass, 7.16 0.8% for sleeve gastrectomy, and 8.46 2.3% for IMT (P , 0.05 for each surgical group versus IMT). Reduction in body fat was similar for both surgery groups, with greater absolute reduction in truncal fat in gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy (216 vs.210%; P5 0....