The Safety and Efficacy of Apixaban (Eliquis) in 5017 Post-bariatric Patients with 95.3% Follow-up: a Multicenter Study.

Background: Thromboprophylaxis in bariatric surgery is widely debated; however, few large articles evaluate treatment plans and their efficacy. Herein, we make the first large-scale report of the safety and efficacy of apixaban (Eliquis) for thrombus prevention following bariatric surgery.

Purpose: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of apixaban following bariatric surgery.

Long-Term (> 6 Years) Outcomes of Duodenal Switch (DS) Versus Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileostomy with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S): a Matched Cohort Study.

Background: There are no comparative studies on the long-term outcomes after the primary traditional duodenal switch (DS) and single-anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S).

Purpose: This study aims to compare the long-term outcomes in a matched cohort.

Setting: This study took place in a single private institute, in the USA.

A Matched Cohort Comparison of Long-term Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) Versus Single-Anastomosis Duodeno-ileostomy with Sleeve Gastrectomy (SADI-S).

Background: The long-term effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and single-anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) is unknown.

Purpose: Compare the long-term outcomes.

Setting: Single private institute, USA.

Long-term outcomes of primary single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S).

Background: The long-term outcomes of primary single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) have never been reported in the literature.

Objectives: The study aimed to evaluate the long-term outcomes after primary laparoscopic SADI-S (LSADI-S).

Setting: Single, private institute, United States.

A Multi-institutional Study on the Mid-Term Outcomes of Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass as a Surgical Revision Option After Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Introduction: Recently, a single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) has become increasingly popular for patients with BMI > 50 as a primary or staged surgery. Staging allows surgeons to do the sleeve gastrectomy (SG) first with the conversion only happening when a failure or technical challenge is identified.

Purpose: We present the mid-term outcomes of SADI bypass surgery after SG.

A Video Case Report of Gastric Perforation Following Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty and its Surgical Treatment.

Introduction: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a novel weight loss procedure that reduces the size of the stomach using an endoscopic suturing device. There are severe adverse events that have been reported following ESG (Brethauer et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis.

Does the future of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy lie in the outpatient surgery center? A retrospective study of the safety of 3162 outpatient sleeve gastrectomies.

Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a safe and effective procedure that can be performed as an outpatient procedure.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to determine whether same-day discharge LSG is safe when performed in an outpatient surgery center.

Setting: Outpatient surgery centers.

Laparoscopic stomach intestinal pylorus-sparing surgery as a revisional option after failed adjustable gastric banding: a report of 27 cases with 36-month follow-up.

Background: Inadequate weight loss, weight recidivism, and device-related complications after an adjustable gastric banding (AGB) can be treated by a laparoscopic conversion to stomach intestinal pylorus-sparing surgery (SIPS).

Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze the midterm outcomes of revision SIPS surgery after failed AGB.

Setting: Private practice, United States.

Mid-term 4-Year Outcomes with Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery at a Single US Center.

Background: Single anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) is a modification of Roux-en-Y duodenal switch (RYDS). Long-term data on this operation is lacking in the literature. We reviewed our mid-term data of this RYDS modification.

The incidence of complications associated with loop duodeno-ileostomy after single-anastomosis duodenal switch procedures among 1328 patients: a multicenter experience.

Background: The single-anastomosis duodenal switch procedure is a type of duodenal switch that involves a loop anastomosis rather than traditional Roux-en-Y reconstruction. To date, there have been no multicenter studies looking at the complications associated with post-pyloric loop reconstruction.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to report the incidence of complications associated with loop duodeno-ileostomy (DI) following single-anastomosis duodenal switch (SADS) procedures.

A retrospective comparison of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch with single anastomosis duodenal switch (SIPS-stomach intestinal pylorus sparing surgery) at a single institution with two year follow-up.

Background: The traditional duodenal switch is performed using a Roux-en-Y configuration. This procedure has proven to be the most effective procedure for long-term weight loss and co-morbidity reduction. Recently, stomach intestinal pylorus sparing surgery (SIPS) has been introduced as a simpler and potentially safer variation of the duodenal switch (DS).

A comparison of outcomes of bariatric surgery in patient greater than 70 with 18 month of follow up.

Background: There is a scarcity of data available to determine the safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery in the elderly population. Additionally, there are no studies showing the effect of the single anastomosis duodenal switch (SADS) has on the elderly obese, in comparison with other more popular procedures. Here we compare laparoscopic gastric band surgery (LAGB), Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (LRYGB), and the SADS to analyze the weight loss, perioperative and postoperative morbidity in the patients >70 years of age at a single US center.

A Matched Cohort Analysis of Stomach Intestinal Pylorus Saving (SIPS) Surgery Versus Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch with Two-Year Follow-up.

Background: In bariatric surgery, the procedure with the highest average weight loss is the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPDDS). A new simplified duodenal switch called the stomach intestinal pylorus sparing (SIPS) surgery with less malabsorption and one fewer anastomosis claims to have similar outcomes when compared to the BPDDS.

Methods: A retrospective matched cohort analysis of SIPS versus BPDDS patients in a single private practice was obtained by matching every BPDDS to a SIPS patient of the same gender and BMI.

Mid-term outcomes of gastric bypass weight loss failure to duodenal switch.

Background: The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a very effective treatment for obesity and its related co-morbidities. However, some patients fail to achieve>50% of their excess weight loss (EWL), and others regain much of the weight that they lost.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to analyze early outcomes after conversion of RYGB to duodenal switch (DS) in terms of weight loss, change in co-morbidities, and complications.

Portal vein thrombosis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: presentation and management.

Background: Portal vein thrombosis (PVT) is a serious problem with a high morbidity and mortality, often exceeding 40% of affected patients. Recently, PVT has been reported in patients after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). The frequency is surprisingly high compared with other abdominal operations.

Stomach intestinal pylorus sparing surgery (SIPS) with laparoscopic fundoplication (LF): a new approach to gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in the setting of morbid obesity.

The increase in the prevalence of obesity and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) has paralleled one another. Laparoscopic fundoplication (LF) (Nissen or Toupet) is a minimally invasive form of anti-reflux surgery. The duodenal switch is a highly effective weight loss surgery with a proven record of long term weight loss success.

A novel approach to bilateral hand-assisted laparoscopic nephrectomy for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease.

Purpose: Laparoscopic nephrectomy in patients with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) is technically challenging. We describe our technique and present our experience with a transperitoneal hand-assisted laparoscopic (HAL) technique using a standard vacuum curettage system to reduce the size of the kidneys thereby facilitating nephrectomy.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review was completed of 10 consecutive patients undergoing bilateral HAL nephrectomy between March 2002 and October 2004 using the following technique.

Survival after attempted surgical resection and intraoperative radiation therapy for pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinoma.

Purpose: To evaluate a single institution's experience with intraoperative radiation therapy (IORT) in combination with attempted surgical resection for pancreatic and periampullary adenocarcinoma.

Methods And Materials: From May 1986 until June 2001, 77 patients at LDS Hospital underwent attempted surgical resection and IORT for pancreatic or periampullary adenocarcinoma. A potentially curative resection was defined as surgery with negative or microscopic positive margins.

Transplantation of ABO group A2 kidneys from living donors into group O and B recipients.

Fifteen blood group O and B recipients have been transplanted with kidneys from subtype A2 living donors since April 1992. ABO red cell grouping was performed by local licensed blood banks with A2 subtype determined using an anti-A1 lectin and, retrospectively, by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based molecular method. All grafts functioned immediately and no patient has required dialysis.

Biochemical parameters which may be useful in improving organ viability after storage.

Biochemical methods that accurately detect ischemic damage in livers stored by flush cooling would be useful in the efficient development of new storage solutions. This study compares UW and Collins' solutions to evaluate those biochemical parameters which may be useful in assessing the reversibility of ischemic damage and the efficiency of organ storage solutions. Livers stored in UW solution showed higher levels of adenine nucleotides at all storage times studied.

Immunogenicity of chemically induced murine colon cancers.

The antigenicity and immunogenicity of three colorectal carcinomas induced in BALB/c mice by 1,2-dimethylhydrazine or N-methyl-N-nitrosourethan were studied. All tumors were readily transplantable. Two of these tumors metastasized when transplants reached sufficient size.