introduction agb (adjastable gastric bandin) is the most common method for treatment of obesity which is performed all around the world and provides a significant weight loss for patients. despite all its benefits as a method that requires the least intervention, complications such as gastric prolapse, stoma stenosis and migration band may also occur. these complications rarely result in mortal...

results overall, 1252 patients with morbid obesity were included in the study. the mean age of participants was 39.77 ± 10.84 years (ranged 10 to 70 years) and 80.3% of them were female. the mean body weight was 126.75 ± 21.58 kg and the mean bmi was also 46.99 ± 5.87 kg/m2. in result, 9.8% were anemic according to the low value of hemoglobin level, 46.6% had ferritin lower than the normal rang...

background since morbid obesity is known as a major cause of psychosocial problems beside its common adverse effects like cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, a lot of researches have been performed to find an effective treatment including surgery. surgical methods were improved by invention of minimal invasive surgeries. laparascopic sleeve gastrectomy (lsg) and laparascopic adjustable gastr...

Background: Morbid obesity contributes to many health risks including physical, emotional, and social problems. The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern since obesity is associated with several chronic diseases. Morbid obesity is one of the biggest independent risk factors for early mortality. Various options for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity have bee...

case report: besides the interaction with other drugs (mainly warfarin and amiodarone). orlistat´s mainly side effects are gastrointestinal disorders such as the existence of oily spotting from the rectum, abdominal pain or discomfort, fecal urgency. there are also side effects at other levels, like flu symptoms, hypoglycemia, heathache or upper respiratory infections. there are other side effe...