Introduction
Surgical treatment of morbid obesity comprises of restrictive, malabsorptive and combined restrictive and malabsorptive procedures. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has evolved as a stand-alone procedures for treatment of morbid obesity in obese & super-obese patients. We present our initial experience with laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy from a tertiary care university teaching hospital in a developing country.
Methods and Procedures
Over a period of 3 years, LSG was perfor
Objectives The aim of this study is to investigate the benefits on glycemic control following gastric bypass (GBP) for the type 2 diabetes (T2DM) patients with BMI <35 kg/m2. Methods Thirty-four patients suffering from T2DM undergo laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery at Beijing Shijitan Hospital, Capital Medical University from June 2010 to April 2014 and were enrolled this study. The serum items including glucose, insulin and glycosylated haemoglobin (HbA1c) of all patients were measured befor
Introduction. Follow-up is a major concern for interpreting results, especially in light of evolving surgical techniques. McMaster Evidence-Based Criteria for High Quality Studies states that follow-up for clinical studies of prevention or treatment should have follow-up of at least 80%. Bariatric surgery is a fast growing surgical field of great interest in the academic world, however the quality of follow up in a general sense remains unknown. This study, to our knowledge, is the first in the
Background:
Obesity is associated with serious comorbidities. Only bariatric surgery has been proven to definitively treat this condition. Our focus here is the management of the super-super obese (SSO) whose Body Mass Index (kg/m2) is defined as greater than 60. Bariatric surgery is not commonly undertaken in this group due to perceived increased operative risks including higher incidence of comorbidities and heightened technical challenges such as exposing visceral fat, retracting the fatty l
Background & Objective :
Remission of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) after bariatric surgery was reported in many studies. Different types of bariatric operations offered varying degrees of T2DM remission. Our objective was to evaluate the effect of laparoscopic bariatric surgery on the control of T2DM in severely obese (BMI 35-50) patients at 1 year follow up in Thai population by comparing Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) with Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).
Methods :
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