The yield, effectiveness and safety of gastroscopy in management of early postbariatric upper gastrointestinal pain.

Background: Upper gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms are prevalent among patients after -bariatric surgeries. Gastroscopy is an important procedure to investigate symptoms. Our primary aim was to evaluate the yield, effectiveness and safety of gastroscopy procedure obtained in a 3-months period after bariatric operation for exploring upper GI symptoms origin.

The Role of Pre-Operative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Predicting Post Bariatric Surgery Related Complications.

Background: Bariatric surgery has become the most common and effective therapeutic option for obesity. However, it is associated with morbidity and complications. Identification of predictors for surgical complications is an unmet need.

The laparoscopic approach to abdominal hydatid cysts: a prospective nonselective study using the isolated hypobaric technique.

Hypothesis: The laparoscopic isolated hypobaric technique that we developed and use is safe and feasible for almost all kinds of hepatic and extrahepatic abdominal hydatid cysts.

Design: A case series.

Patients: Between August 1992 and December 1999, 31 patients with no selection criteria underwent 32 consecutive laparoscopic operations for 52 symptomatic hydatid cysts located in the liver (49), spleen (1), and pelvis (2).

Laparoscopic approach to hydatid liver cysts. Is it logical? Physical, experimental, and practical aspects.

Background: In recent years attempts have been made to treat hydatid liver cysts laparoscopically. The purpose of this study was to evaluate different aspects of this approach and to examine whether a reasonable model could be developed.

Methods: Three different subjects were analyzed.

A technique for second-look laparoscopy in the obese patient.

A technique for second-look laparoscopy in an obese patient suffering from acute mesenteric ischemia is described. A device composed of a 10-mm trocar-sleeve and a large Foley catheter was used, which enables its proper fixation through the abdominal wall, without causing any intestinal damage.