Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Achondroplasia, a Feasibility Study of Two Case Studies.

Background: Achondroplasia is a common skeletal dysplasia with a high prevalence of obesity in adulthood. Bariatric surgery has been shown to be effective in treating obesity and related comorbidities, but its feasibility and effectiveness in patients with achondroplasia have not been clearly established.

Objectives: The objective of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of bariatric surgery in patients with achondroplasia.

Mediating factors explain anxiety experienced by women with obesity during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The Covid-19 pandemic could be a source of great anxiety, especially for those at higher risk, such as women experiencing obesity. The aim of this study was to measure how some personal characteristics such as BMI (from underweight to class 3 obesity), bariatric surgery (yes or no), comorbidities, or age (as antecedent variables), and mediating factors impacted state anxiety during the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mediating factors were related to subjective knowledge or attitudes (e.

Re-sleeve gastrectomy is a safe and sensible intervention in selected patients: retrospective cohort study.

Introduction: Sleeve gastrectomy is a good treatment intervention to control the metabolic syndrome in patients with obesity worldwide. However, weight regain is of great concern and would usually necessitate a reintervention. In recent years, re-sleeve gastrectomy (ReSG) has been proposed to treat weight regain in the context of a large residual stomach.

Endoscopy management of sleeve gastrectomy stenosis: what we learned from 202 consecutive patients.

Background: Gastric sleeve stenosis (GSS) is described in 1%-4% of patients.

Objective: To evaluate the role of endoscopy in the management of stenosis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy using a standardized approach according to the characteristic of stenosis.

Setting: Retrospective, observational, single-center study on patients referred from several bariatric surgery departments to an endoscopic referral center.

Endoscopic Management of Bariatric Surgery Complications According to a Standardized Algorithm.

Background And Aims: Endoscopy is effective in management of bariatric surgery (BS) adverse events (AEs) but a comprehensive evaluation of long-term results is lacking. Our aim is to assess the effectiveness of a standardized algorithm for the treatment of BS-AE.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 1020 consecutive patients treated in our center from 2012 to 2020, collecting data on demographics, type of BS, complications, and endoscopic treatment.

Endoscopic internal drainage for the management of leak, fistula, and collection after sleeve gastrectomy: our experience in 617 consecutive patients.

Background: Endoscopy plays a pivotal role in the management of adverse events (AE) following bariatric surgery. Leaks, fistulae, and post-operative collection after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) may occur in up to 10% of cases.

Objectives: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of endoscopic internal drainage (EID) for the management of leak, fistula, and collection following SG.

Submucosal Tunnel Endoscopic Resection of Gastric Lesion Before Obesity Surgery: a Case Series.

Background: Submucosal tumors (SMTs) of the gastrointestinal tract are a rare pathological entity comprising a wide variety of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions. Even if most SMTs are benign tumors (e.g.

Fetal spina bifida in a pregnant woman following omega gastric bypass: Case report and literature review.

Introduction: Bariatric surgery has been increasingly popular during the last years because of its proven efficacy on obesity and related complications. However, nutrient deficiency is common after surgery, in particular after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or omega gastric bypass (OGB), due to iatrogenic malabsorption. All vitamins and minerals could be involved, including vitamin B9 which plays an important role in the prevention of neural tube defects during pregnancy.

Women With Obesity Are Not as Curvy as They Think: Consequences on Their Everyday Life Behavior.

Two studies explore the impact of body size on daily life activities of women with obesity. In the first study, ethnographic techniques (first-person perspective video recordings) and subsequent interviews based on the video recordings were used. Results showed atypical behavior of women with obesity and ex-obese women related to memories of embarrassing experiences regarding personal body size (sitting, passing doors sideways, over-careful navigation in public space, and choosing clothes sizes too large.

Changes in total sperm count after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: the BARIASPERM prospective study.

Background: The massive weight loss induced by bariatric surgery is associated with major benefits, but the effect on semen variables is still uncertain.

Objectives: To explore semen modifications with gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy.

Setting: Five French University Hospitals.

Esophageal adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus after sleeve gastrectomy: Case report and literature review.

Introduction: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has become one of the most dramatically increasing bariatric procedures worldwide due to its excellent results and impact on the obesity pandemic. Morbid obesity is known to increase the risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, the evolution of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) along with Barrett's esophagus (BE) after SG is of concern since there is little data available.

Pneumatic dilation for functional helix stenosis after sleeve gastrectomy: long-term follow-up (with videos).

Background: A large number of patients who undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy present with surgical complications. Stenosis, in particular, occurs in .7%-4% of cases.

Socioeconomic deprivation remains a significant barrier in the choice of bariatric surgery even when full medical expense coverage is present.

Background: The prevalence of obesity is increasing in the socioeconomically deprived sector of the French population.

Objectives: Our objective was to assess whether the presence of a socioeconomic gradient could affect access to bariatric surgery in a publicly funded healthcare system with full medical expense coverage.

Setting: The study was conducted at a general hospital and a health examination center.

Body mass index association with functional gastrointestinal disorders: differences between genders. Results from a study in a tertiary center.

Background: Obesity is considered as a risk factor for many functional gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of the study was to evaluate if functional digestive disorders are associated with specific body mass index groups and gender.

Methods: A total of 1074 patients (50.

Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders in Obese Patients. The Importance of the Enrollment Source.

Background: Obesity is frequently associated to many functional gastrointestinal disorders. The aim of the present study was to assess the prevalence of functional gastrointestinal disorders in obese patients, according to their body mass index and their recruitment source.

Methods: Five hundred ninety-six obese patients (body mass index (BMI) > 30) filled out a standard questionnaire in order to evaluate the presence of functional gastrointestinal disorders.

Sleeve gastrectomy is a safe and efficient procedure in HIV patients with morbid obesity: a case series with results in weight loss, comorbidity evolution, CD4 count, and viral load.

Background: The efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery have been poorly studied in patients affected with HIV. Although sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is the most widely used procedure in many countries, most of the published literature reported results with the gastric bypass (GBP) procedure on morbidly obese HIV patients.

Methods: We have evaluated retrospectively, in eight consecutive patients who underwent a SG, its effect in weight loss and its impact on the treatment and on the markers of HIV infection.

Endoscopic Internal Drainage with Enteral Nutrition (EDEN) for treatment of leaks following sleeve gastrectomy.

Background: Endoscopic treatment of gastric leaks (GL) following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) involves different techniques; however, standard management is not yet established. We report our experience about endoscopic internal drainage of leaks using pigtail stents coupled with enteral nutrition (EDEN) for 4 to 6 weeks until healing is achieved.

Methods: In 21 pts (18 F, 41 years), one or two plastic pigtail stents were delivered across the leak 25.