Safety of concomitant cholecystectomy during one anastomosis gastric bypass compared with sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Candidates of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) are prone for gallstone formation. Concomitant cholecystectomy (CC) during MBS is controversial. This study is first to examine the safety of CC during one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), compared with sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB).

One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Compared with Sleeve Gastrectomy in Elderly Patients: Safety and Long-term Outcomes.

Background: As life expectancy increases, more elderly patients are being considered for metabolic bariatric surgery. We aimed to assess the safety and long-term effectiveness of one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) compared to sleeve gastrectomy (SG).

Methods: Single-center retrospective comparative study of OAGB and SG (2012-2019) in patients aged ≥ 65 years.

One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass for Revision of Restrictive Procedures: Mid-Term Outcomes and Analysis of Possible Outcome Predictors.

Purpose: Revisional one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) for insufficient weight reduction following primary restrictive procedures is still investigated. We report mid-term outcomes and possible outcome predictors.

Materials And Methods: Single-center retrospective comparative study of revisional OAGB outcomes (2015-2018) following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG); silastic ring vertical gastroplasty (SRVG) is separately discussed.

The Association of Helicobacter pylori, Eradication, and Early Complications of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy.

Purpose: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a common and effective bariatric surgery, with low postoperative complication rates. It is important to define modifiable risk factors for complications. The possible association of Helicobacter pylori (HP) on SG outcomes is still being investigated.

Endoscopic Management of Sleeve Stenosis.

Purpose: Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most popular bariatric procedures performed. A complication of this surgery is sleeve stenosis, causing significant morbidity and the need for corrective intervention. Endoscopic treatment using pneumatic dilation has evolved as an effective, and minimally invasive, technique to successfully treat this complication.

Projection of Gut Microbiome Pre- and Post-Bariatric Surgery To Predict Surgery Outcome.

Bariatric surgery is often the preferred method to resolve obesity and diabetes, with ∼800,000 cases worldwide yearly and high outcome variability. The ability to predict the long-term body mass index (BMI) change following surgery has important implications for individuals and the health care system in general. Given the tight connection between eating habits, sugar consumption, BMI, and the gut microbiome, we tested whether the microbiome before any treatment is associated with different treatment outcomes, as well as other intakes (high-density lipoproteins [HDL], triglycerides, etc.

Preoperative body-related emotional distress and culture as predictors of outcomes of bariatric surgery.

Purpose: Findings concerning the impact of bariatric surgical intervention on both psychological variables and weight loss are often controversial and misconstrued the world over. The aim of this study was to classify bariatric surgery patients according to patterns of preoperative measures that may predict postoperative psychological and physiological outcomes and to compare these patterns between two distinct cultures.

Methods: Of 169 consecutive bariatric surgery candidates from Israel and 81 candidates from the United States, 73 and 35 patients, respectively consented to be included in a follow-up phase.

Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Versus One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass as a Preferred Revisional Bariatric Surgery After a Failed Silastic Ring Vertical Gastroplasty.

Background: Over the years, the silastic ring vertical gastroplasty (SRVG) has shown poor long-term outcomes with both weight regain and complications. Therefore, most bariatric surgeons have been presented with the need to perform a successful and safe conversion procedure. Yet the preferred and recommended conversion surgery regarding weight loss, comorbidity improvement, and postoperative complications remains under debate.

One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass as a Revisional Procedure After Failed Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding.

Background: Recent data demonstrates that laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is found to be associated with high rates of weight loss failure and long-term complications. Therefore, the search for the optimal revisional bariatric procedure is ongoing.

Objective: We aim to assess the safety and efficacy of converting a failed LAGB to laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) as a revisional procedure.

Endoscopic treatment of early leaks and strictures after laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass.

Background: Laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass has become a prominent bariatric procedure. Yet, early and late complications, primarily leaks and strictures, are not uncommon. This study summarizes our experience with endoscopic treatment of laparoscopic one anastomosis gastric bypass complications.

Rare Primary Retroperitoneal Neoplasms.

Background: Primary retroperitoneal neoplasms (PRN) arise from diverse retroperitoneal tissues. Soft tissue sarcomas (STS) comprise the majority and are well studied. Other non-sarcomatous PRN are very rare and less familiar.

Body Image and Emotional Eating as Predictors of Psychological Distress Following Bariatric Surgery.

Background: The purpose of this study was to shed light on the ambiguity concerning the variables affecting psychological distress following bariatric surgery, specifically the roles of body image dissatisfaction (BID) and emotional eating in detecting and predicting such outcomes.

Methods: Of 169 consecutive bariatric surgery candidates from a university-based bariatric center, who participated in the psychosocial pre-surgery survey from 2015 to 2017 (67% females, mean age 41.8 years (SD = 11.

Weight Regain Following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Etiology and Surgical Treatment.

The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery helps patients achieve excellent excess weight loss, with subsequent improvement or resolution of co-morbidities. However, up to 20% of all RYGB patients, and 40% of the super morbidly obese, experience significant weight regain. The etiology of weight regain is multifactorial; hence, multidisciplinary management is mandatory.

Psychological distress among bariatric surgery candidates: The roles of body image and emotional eating.

The increased risk of psychological distress among bariatric surgery candidates may be attributed, at least in part, to body image dissatisfaction (BID). The aim of the present study was to test the hypotheses that body image could be correlated with the psychological distress variables, and that emotional eating behaviours could mediate the relationship between body image and psychological distress. A sample of consecutive participants seeking bariatric surgery (N = 169, 67% females, mean age, 41.

Lithium Toxicity with Severe Bradycardia Post Sleeve Gastrectomy: a Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Lithium is one of the major treatment options in bipolar disorder. Bariatric surgery can significantly modify the oral bioavailability of drugs, and lithium is no exception; although in most cases drug absorption seems to decrease, in the case of lithium, toxicity is the risk. In this article, we describe a 61-year-old male patient presented with lithium toxicity, including newly diagnosed severe bradycardia requiring a permanent pacemaker, after undergoing sleeve gastrectomy.

Gastric Bypass as a Third Bariatric Procedure-Our Experience with 42 Cases.

Background: It is not uncommon to encounter patients seeking a third, fourth, or even fifth bariatric procedure. With higher expected complication rates and questionable patient benefit, the indication for multiple revisions is still in doubt. To evaluate the perioperative and post-operative outcomes of patients undergoing gastric bypass after two previous bariatric surgeries or more.

Diabetes resolution after one anastomosis gastric bypass.

Background: Diabetes and other obesity-related diseases are a worldwide pandemic that transcends geographic borders as well as socioeconomic levels. Currently, it is well known that medical treatment alone is insufficient to ensure adequate and sustainable weight loss and co-morbidity resolution. It has been well proven that bariatric surgery can produce almost immediate resolution of diabetes and other co-morbidities as well as long-term weight loss.

Converting a Sleeve Gastrectomy to a Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss Failure-Is It Worth It?

Background: Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is gaining popularity and has become the procedure of choice for many bariatric surgeons. Long-term weight loss failure is not uncommon. The preferred revisional procedure for these patients is still under debate.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for diabetics - 5-year outcomes.

Objective: Although the laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is increasingly performed for morbid obesity, gastric bypass is still considered by many to be the gold standard procedure for obese diabetic patients. The aim of this study was to assess the long-term results of SG in morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes.

Methods: Diabetic patients who underwent SG at a single center between 2009 and 2011 were included.

One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: First 407 Patients in 1 year.

Background: One-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) is a promising laparoscopic procedure with various benefits including shorter operating times and less operative complications. That said, it is yet to gain widespread acceptance. Here, we describe our first-year experience with OAGB in our department, in particular the safety and efficacy of this procedure.

Predictors for advanced fibrosis in morbidly obese non-alcoholic fatty liver patients.

Aim: To investigate predictors for fibrosis specifically in a high risk population of morbidly obese patients, including detailed evaluation of lifestyle.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study among morbidly obese patients attending the bariatric clinic at the Tel-Aviv Medical Center between the years 2013-2014 with body mass index (BMI) above 40 or above 35 with co-morbidity. Patients with serum hepatitis B surface antigen or anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies, genetic liver diseases, autoimmune disease or high alcohol intake (≥ 30 g/d in men or ≥ 20 g/d in women) were excluded from the study.

Safety and Outcome of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Removal of Adjustable Gastric Banding: Lessons from 109 Patients in a Single Center and Review of the Literature.

Background: Although considered a common bariatric procedure, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) is associated with high rates of weight loss failure and long-term complications.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to re-assess the safety and outcome of conversion of failed LAGB to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG).

Materials And Methods: One hundred and nine patients underwent conversion from LAGB to LSG (78 females, mean age 43 ± 11.