Is simultaneous bariatric surgery and ventral hernia repair a safe and effective approach?

Background: There is currently a lack of consensus regarding the timing of ventral hernia repair relative to bariatric surgery.

Objectives: To compare outcomes between patients undergoing simultaneous and selectively deferred ventral hernia repair and bariatric surgery.

Setting: High volume UPPER gastrointestinal and Bariatric Unit.

Investigating the prevalence of nutritional abnormalities in patients prior to and following bariatric surgery.

Aims: Bariatric surgery remains an effective treatment for the condition of obesity. However it predisposes patients to nutritional deficiencies and related complications. The aim of this study was to identify nutritional abnormalities, weight loss, adherence to supplements, and presence of gastrointestinal symptoms in a cohort of bariatric surgical patients.

Changes in Anthropometric Measures, Nutritional Indices and Gastrointestinal Symptoms Following One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (OAGB) Compared with Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass (RYGB).

Purpose: Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity with new procedures emerging. However, despite comparable weight loss and improvements in metabolic outcomes, research on nutritional and gastrointestinal symptoms remains limited. Here we compare clinical data on weight, nutritional disorders and gastrointestinal symptoms of patients before and following one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) and Roux-en-Y gastric Bypass (RYGB).

The Relationship Between Bariatric Surgery and Diet Quality: a Systematic Review.

Background: Bariatric surgery is currently the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. These procedures change the gastrointestinal system with the aim of reducing dietary intake. Improving diet quality is essential in maintaining nutritional health and achieving long-term benefits from the surgery.

Management of Zenker's diverticulum using flexible endoscopy.

Background And Aims: Zenker's diverticulum is a false diverticulum through Killian's dehiscence. Symptoms include halitosis, dysphagia, regurgitation, cough, and aspiration pneumonia. Treatment options include open transcervical cricopharyngeal myotomy, trans-oral rigid endoscopic stapling, and minimally invasive endoscopic myotomy.

Simultaneous ventral hernia repair in bariatric surgery.

Background: Obesity is a significant risk factor in abdominal hernia occurrence and recurrence. In patients having bariatric surgery, there are no clear guidelines as to whether repair should be done simultaneously, especially if procedures involve division or resection of part of the gastrointestinal tract.

Methods: A retrospective case series review over a 6-year period to December 2012 from a prospective database was conducted.

Reduced use of drains following axillary lymphadenectomy for breast cancer.

Background: Axillary dissection is frequently performed during the treatment of operable breast cancer, and is associated with certain morbidities. Accumulation of axillary fluid, otherwise known as a seroma, is a frequent complication that appears to be related to the degree of dissection. Based on empirical evidence, surgeons have attempted to reduce the occurrence and duration of seromas by using suction drainage, but this concept has been challenged by several authors.