Global 30-Day Morbidity and Mortality of Primary Bariatric Surgery Combined with Another Procedure: The BLEND Study.

Background: No robust data are available on the safety of primary bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) alone compared to primary BMS combined with other procedures.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to collect a 30-day mortality and morbidity of primary BMS combined with cholecystectomy, ventral hernia repair, or hiatal hernia repair.

Setting: This is as an international, multicenter, prospective, and observational audit of patients undergoing primary BMS combined with one or more additional procedures.

Comparison of clinical outcomes of robotic-assisted and video-assisted esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.

Introduction: Robotic-assisted minimally invasive esophagectomy (RAMIE) is a recently developed technique for the treatment of resectable esophageal cancer. The present study compares the outcomes of RAMIE and video-assisted thoracoscopic esophagectomy (VATE).

Method: Patients undergoing minimally invasive esophageal surgery between December 2020 and September 2022 were included in the study, while those undergoing conventional surgery were excluded.

Short-term surgical outcomes of robotic gastrectomy. A single center/single surgeon experience.

Aim: Surgical resection is considered the optimum approach to the treatment of gastric cancer. The present study evaluates the efficacy of robotic surgery for the treatment of gastric cancer.

Method: Included in the study were 30 patients who underwent robotic surgery for gastric cancer at the General Surgery Clinic between July 2021 and 2022.

Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy on platelet count and mean platelet volume.

Objective: Several studies have reported an increase in platelet (PLT) count with chronic inflammation in the presence of obesity. Mean platelet volume (MPV) is an important marker for PLT activity. Our study aims to demonstrate if laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has any effect on PLT, MPV and white blood cells (WBCs).

An early experience with the Da Vinci Xi surgical system in colorectal surgery. A single-center study.

Aim: Surgery is the optimum treatment approach in cases of colorectal cancer, with open or minimally invasive surgery options applied to patients in general surgery clinics. We present here an assessment of our use of robotic colorectal surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer.

Method: The outcomes of robotic colorectal surgeries performed in the General Surgery Clinic of Basaksehir Cam and Sakura City Hospital were evaluated.

Menetrier's disease in a morbid obese patient undergoing bariatric surgery: A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Menetrier's disease is a rare type of hypertrophic gastropathy characterized by the atrophy of the gastric parietal cells and dilatation of mucus releasing glands. Hereby, we present a morbid obese patient who has undergone laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and he has also diagnosed with Menetrier's disease.

Case Presentation: A 67-year-old male patient whose body mass index (BMI) was 39 kg/m.

Staple-line reinforcement using barbed sutures in 1008 sleeve gastrectomies.

Purpose: Among various staple-line reinforcement methods applied during sleeve gastrectomy (SG), although data on full-thickness-continuous-suturing (FTCS) is nearly nil, it has been considered as potentially harmful. The safety/efficacy profile of FTCS is assessed.

Methods: All consecutive SGs completing 3-month follow-up were studied.

Inadvertent stapling of the orogastric tube during bariatric surgery: Report of 3 cases and a systematic review.

Background: Entrapment of an orally introduced tube by stapling/stitching is an intra-operative complication of bariatric surgery with grave consequences. Incidence is unknown. No prevention/management strategy is available.

Sleeve gastrectomy in class 1 obesity: Assessment of operative outcomes.

Background: The risk/benefit ratio of sleeve gastrectomy (SG), especially in patients without type 2 diabetes (T2D), is unknown for patients with class 1 obesity.

Objectives: Assessment of operative outcomes of SG in class 1 obesity.

Setting: Private practice.

Mesh Repair of a Giant Para-Esophageal Hernia + Sleeve Gastrectomy. Combined Treatment of Intra-Thoracic Stomach and Morbid Obesity: a Video Case Presentation.

Concurrent surgical treatment of an intra-gastric stomach + morbid obesity is demonstrated. Video footage on diagnosis (gastroscopy and upper GI series) and surgical steps, as well as 2-year outcome (upper GI series), is presented. Although controversy exists regarding the best bariatric option when concomitantly repairing a giant para-esophageal hernia, in the light of recent reports and our own experience, sleeve gastrectomy may be the procedure of choice if reflux is no issue.

Sleeve gastrectomy in patients with previous antireflux surgery. Preliminary results of the "no-touch to posterior wrap" technique.

Background: Reported morbidity of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with previous antireflux surgery warrants caution, and data on sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are unexpectedly scarce.

Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficiency of SG in patients who previously underwent an antireflux procedure. A new technique to preserve intact fundoplication is described.

Iatrogenic cardiac tamponade as a mortal complication of peri-hiatal surgery. Analysis of 30 published cases.

Iatrogenic cardiac tamponade (ICT) is a dreadful complication of peri-hiatal surgery and vast majority occur during a hernia repair. Strikingly, against all warnings, the incidents and related deaths seem to be increasing. The aim of this review is to provide insight on how to prevent and challenge ICT.

A Comparative Study Evaluating the Incidence of Colorectal Neoplasia(s) in Candidates for Bariatric Surgery by Screening Colonoscopy, 40-49 Versus 50-65 Years Old: a Preliminary Study.

Introduction: Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MetS) are associated with colorectal neoplasia (CRN) and carcinoma (CRC). Whether such subjects must undergo screening colonoscopy (SC) earlier, is unknown. Incidences of CRNs in 40-49- versus 50-65-year-old bariatric patients were compared by SC.

Phenol Injection Versus Excision With Open Healing in Pilonidal Disease: A Prospective Randomized Trial.

Background: Minimally invasive procedures may be an alternative to surgical excisions for pilonidal disease.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare phenol injection versus excision with open healing technique.

Design: This is a prospective randomized study (ACTRN12612000868886).