Publications by authors named "A Keidar"
: Religious fasting in patients after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS) remains a topic with limited clarity. This study aims to present the results of a survey on religious fasting in patients after MBS in Israel. The questionnaire was sent to members of the Israeli Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ISMBS).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) is a common procedure associated with satisfactory outcomes. Revisional surgery due to weight regain or insufficient weight loss (WR/IWL) after OAGB is underreported.
Methods: A retrospective analysis of a single-bariatric surgeon database was conducted.
Background: Vegetarianism is constantly increasing worldwide. However, the role of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) in vegetarians/vegans is unclear as there is very limited data on this topic. The aim of this study was to evaluate MBS outcomes in vegetarians or vegans.
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- - Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is prevalent among severely obese patients, and its impact post-sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is uncertain, leading some surgeons to view GERD as a reason to avoid SG.
- - A study analyzed data from patients with preoperative GERD who had SG, finding that 5.8% of patients diagnosed with GERD had follow-up results, with most (78.1%) still experiencing GERD symptoms after surgery.
- - The findings showed that better GERD-related quality of life (GERD-HRQL) scores were linked to lower baseline Body Mass Index (BMI), lower smoking rates, and greater total weight loss post-surgery, suggesting that smoking cessation