Additional gastric resection after one anastomosis gastric bypass-are there benefits?

Background: Mini/one anastomosis gastric bypass (MGB-OAGB) is a bariatric surgery procedure that has proved effective for weight loss and the resolution of metabolic disorders. The present study evaluates the effect on postoperative outcomes of resecting the corpus and fundus as an addition to OAGB.

Methods: This retrospective study recorded and evaluated the data of 83 patients who underwent laparoscopic OAGB due to morbid obesity (Body Mass Index-BMI ≥ 40 kg/m2 ) in our clinic between January 2018 and January 2020.

Comparison of stapled versus stapleless sleeve gastrectomy with natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE).

Background: Sleeve gastrectomy is a stapler dependent bariatric procedure. A stapleless sleeve gastrectomy can be necessary for certain circumstances.

Aims: Here, we aimed to show whether laparoscopic stapleless sleeve gastrectomy with natural orifice specimen extraction (NOSE) can be an alternative procedure to stapled sleeve gastrectomy.

Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on operations in general surgery clinics in Turkey.

Introduction: The Covid-19 pandemic spread rapidly throughout Turkey from March 2020 onward, and despite modified working conditions in the surgical clinics of our hospitals, some surgical patients became infected with the coronavirus during their perioperative period.

Aim: The present study investigates the impact of the novel coronavirus on patients undergoing general surgical operations in our clinics during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted of all surgeries performed in the general surgery clinics of two 'pandemic hospitals' between March 19 and April 30, 2020 - a period when all elective surgeries were suspended in hospitals within Turkey.

Bile leakage test in emergency hydatid liver cyst surgery.

Introduction And Importance: In liver cyst hydatid surgery, presence of cysto-biliary communication (CBC) is important for the prevention of postoperative morbidity. If cysto-biliary connections are not obvious, diagnosis is not easy. Intraoperative bile leakage test has been shown to reduce postoperative biliary complications by revealing occult CBCs.

Surgical Site Infections after Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery: Is Routine Antibiotic Prophylaxis Required?

It is a challenging question, especially in bariatric surgery (BS), whether antibiotic prophylaxis is necessary in all cases; considering the serious consequences of surgical site infection (SSI) on the one hand and irrational use of antibiotics on the other. The aim of this study was to determine the need/rationale for antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery, especially low-risk patients. This retrospective analysis involved 313 morbidly obese patients (body Mass Index [BMI] ≥40) who underwent laparoscopic BS at three medical centers between September 2018 and June 2019.