Publications by authors named "Wagner Sobottka"
Background: There are data on the safety of cancer surgery and the efficacy of preventive strategies on the prevention of postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 in these patients. But there is little such data for any elective surgery. The main objectives of this study were to examine the safety of bariatric surgery (BS) during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and to determine the efficacy of perioperative COVID-19 protective strategies on postoperative symptomatic COVID-19 rates.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Laparoscopic conversion of Nissen Fundoplication to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is a complex procedure due to increased operative time, morbidity, and length of hospital stay (LOS). In this study, a new simplified technique avoiding the total dismantling of the previous Nissen repair to construct the gastric pouch, the so-called hug technique is presented for the conversion of Nissen fundoplication to RYGB.
Methods: The present study is a prospective single-center clinical series reporting on the feasibility and safety of the "hug" technique for the creation of laparoscopic RYGB.
Background: Urinary incontinence is well documented as a comorbidity of obesity. Studies demonstrate improvement of incontinency after weight loss. However, the mechanisms are still not clear.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Liver resection constitutes the main treatment of most liver primary neoplasms and selected cases of metastatic tumors. However, this procedure is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates.
Aim: To analyze our experience with liver resections over a period of 10 years to determine the morbidity, mortality and risk factors of hepatectomy.