Causes of Death After Bariatric Surgery: Long-Term Study of 10 Years.

Background: There is a lack of up-to-date research addressing the causes of death and predictors of long-term mortality after bariatric surgery.

Methods: This was a single-centre retrospective study. Trust records were used to identify deceased patients and their medical history.

What Every Bariatric Surgeon Should Know: How to Relieve Obstruction at the Jejuno-jejunostomy After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass.

Introduction: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) remains one of the key bariatric procedures worldwide. In addition to bleeding and anastomotic leak, there are rarely occurring complications such as obstruction at the jejuno-jejunostomy in the early postoperative phase.

Patient And Methods: A 51-year-old lady (weight 122 kg; BMI 46 kg/m; with type 2 diabetes mellitus and hypertension) underwent RYGB in our tertiary referral centre 3 days prior to admission.

Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Screening Preoperatively with the Epworth Questionnaire: Is It Worth It…?

Background: The prevalence of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) in the bariatric population has been reported to be as high as 60-83%. The Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) is a validated, self-administrated eight-item questionnaire that measures subjective daytime sleepiness and thus helps to identify high-risk for OSA.

Objectives: To find the prevalence of OSA in patients undergoing bariatric surgery who do not routinely undergo polysomnography (PSG) and are screened by the ESS.

Etiology of Leaks Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: Current Evidence.

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to study the causes of leaks following sleeve gastrectomy (SG).

Materials And Methods: Pubmed was searched during January 2016 for publications reporting leak after SG. A total of 205 publications were identified, of which 17 papers were selected.