BACKGROUND Bariatric surgery is widely performed to induce weight loss. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine changes in vitamin status after 2 bariatric surgical techniques. DESIGN A randomized controlled trial was conducted in 2 Scandinavian hospitals. The subjects were 60 superobese patients [body mass index (BMI; in kg/m(2)): 50-60]. The surgical interventions were either laparoscopic ...

To the Editor: After performing many of the alternatives in bariatric surgery during more than two decades, we read with interest the initial ideas Dr. Rutledge proposed in regard to the Bmini-gastric bypass^ (MGB) and embraced the possibility of performing a very effective operation with fewer risks [1]. Concerned about its major criticism, wemodified the original version of theMGB in order to...

BACKGROUND Heterotopic pancreas is defined as finding of pancreatic tissue without anatomic and vascular continuity with the normal pancreas. Heterotopic pancreas is a rare condition difficult to diagnose and with controversial clinical management. CASE PRESENTATION We describe a 43 year old female patient previously submitted to laparoscopic gastric bypass for primary treatment of morbid obe...

BACKGROUND Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux. AIM To assess the effects of gastric bypass on obese subjects with erosive esophagitis. PATIENTS AND METHODS Sixty two morbid obese subjects (aged 16 to 70 years, 41 females) with erosive esophagitis at the moment of surgery were studied. These patients were subjected to a gastric bypass with gastric resection...

This article describes the use of gastric bypass surgery for severe gastroparesis in two lung transplant recipients. In addition to feeding intolerance, both our patients suffered from severe erosive esophagitis, transfusion-dependent upper GI hemorrhage, and recurrent aspiration pneumonia. They responded poorly to promotility agents and were eventually treated with Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostom...

OBJECTIVE This report documents that the gastric bypass operation provides long-term control for obesity and diabetes. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA Obesity and diabetes, both notoriously resistant to medical therapy, continue to be two of our most common and serious diseases. METHODS Over the last 14 years, 608 morbidly obese patients underwent gastric bypass, an operation that restricts caloric...

Gastric infarction is an extremely rare occurrence owing to the stomach's extensive vascular supply. We report an unusual case of gastric infarction following gastric bypass surgery. We describe the imaging findings and discuss possible causes of this condition.

Gastric adenocarcinoma after gastric bypass for morbid obesity is rare but has been described. The diet restriction, weight loss, and difficult assessment of the bypassed stomach, after this procedure, hinder and delay its diagnosis. We present a 52-year-old man who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass 2 years ago and whose previous upper digestive endoscopy was considered normal. He presented wi...