Revisional bariatric surgery to single-anastomosis gastric bypass: a large multi-institutional series.

Background: Reoperation is often required after bariatric procedures. Single-anastomosis gastric bypass (SAGB) is increasingly utilized as a primary bariatric procedure. Few series document SAGB as a revisional bariatric procedure.

Improving Access to Bariatric Surgery for Rural and Remote Patients: Experiences from a State-Wide Bariatric Telehealth Service in Australia.

Background: The state of Queensland, Australia, is large (1.85 million km). The provision of bariatric care across the state is difficult as most major hospitals are concentrated in the capital city of Brisbane.

Stump appendicitis 5 years after laparoscopic appendicectomy.

A 31-year-old healthy man presented with right lower quadrant pain and tenderness, mild neutrophilia and clinical presentation consistent with appendicitis, despite undergoing a laparoscopic appendicectomy 5 years prior. CT scan demonstrated a caecal phlegmon, in the expected region of the appendiceal stump. The patient was taken for laparoscopy and a 2 cm inflamed appendiceal stump was encountered.