Two-stage minimally invasive surgical management of colonic gallstone ileus.

Colonic gallstone ileus is an unusual cause of colonic obstruction. Management of these patients is not standardized and can be challenging. As these patients are often ill and frail at presentation, surgical management needs to be individualized to decrease morbidity and mortality.

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a retrospective review of 1- and 2-year results.

Introduction: Recently, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been added as a surgical treatment for obesity. We report our 1- and 2-year results with LSG.

Methods: From September 2005, we have performed 247 LSGs.