Background: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is gaining in popularity for the treatment of morbid obesity. While it garners successful weight loss, the postoperative course can be complicated by reoperations. Gastric prolapse after adjustable banding is the most common cause for reoperation, approaching up to 5% in many series. Using the Pars Flaccida technique, it is […]
Background: Gastric remnant dilation is a rare but potentially lethal complication following laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB). Routine gastrostomy has been advocated in order to avoid its occurrence. To our knowledge, few reports in the literature review the incidence and etiology of this complication utilizing the laparoscopic approach. We reviewed our series, analyzing the incidence […]
Background: Expectant management of asymptomatic gallstones during bariatric procedures has been suggested. The risk factors and risk of developing subsequent symptoms or complications of this specific group remains uncertain. Materials and Methods: After IRB approval, a retrospective review of 796 consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, or sleeve gastrectomy between […]
Introduction & Aim: Considering all new endoscopic devices, the endoscopic treatment (ET) is the standard management for Dieulafoy´s lesion (DL). Our objective was to evaluate initial success, rebleeding, emergency surgery need, and mortality rates of patients with DL and ET for first time in a single center from Latin America. Material and methods: Patients from […]
Background: Given the frequent presence of multiple comorbidities, obese patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass are at risk for perioperative complications. We hypothesized that patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), and asthma would have higher rates of pneumonia.Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 343 laparoscopic gastric bypass patients, operated on at a single institution […]