Gastrointestinal quality of life following bariatric surgery in Asian patients.

Background/aims: Bariatric surgery is the only proven method that produces sustained weight loss. We aimed to investigate the Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI) differences between obese patients following laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass (LMGB), laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in this study.

Methodology: From December 2005 to December 2007, we enrolled 152 patients who received bariatric surgery, including 41 men and 111 women, mean age 32.

Predictors of anemia after bariatric surgery using multivariate adaptive regression splines.

Background/aims: Anemia is the most common nutritional deficiency after bariatric surgery. The predictors of anemia have not been clearly identified. This issue is useful for selecting an appropriate surgery procedure for morbid obesity.

Evaluation of quality of life and impact of personality in Chinese obese patients following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy.

Background/aims: The effectiveness of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) in measuring the quality of life (QOL) and personality in obese patients has not been previously investigated. This study aims to investigate different clinical outcome variables, the relationships between quality of life and different personality one-year after LSG in obese patients.

Methodology: Sixty-one consecutive obese patients (49 females) who underwent LSG were evaluated for clinical characteristics after weight reduction.

Obesity and the decision tree: predictors of sustained weight loss after bariatric surgery.

Background/aims: Bariatric surgery is the only long-lasting effective treatment to reduce body weight in morbid obesity. Previous literature in using data mining techniques to predict weight loss in obese patients who have undergone bariatric surgery is limited. This study used initial evaluations before bariatric surgery and data mining techniques to predict weight outcomes in morbidly obese patients seeking surgical treatment.

Prediction of successful weight reduction after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Background/aim: Compared with conventional pharmacological therapies, bariatric surgery has been shown to cause greater and- sustained weight loss. It was aimed to evaluate weight loss in obese patients after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding surgery using information typically available during the initial evaluation studied before bariatric surgery and genes.

Methodology: 74 patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) were enrolled.

The application of artificial neural networks and decision tree model in predicting post-operative complication for gastric cancer patients.

Background/aims: Gastric cancer remains a leading cause of death worldwide. Post-operative complication is one important factor which causes mortality of gastric cancer patients after gastrectomy. Better prediction of post-operative complication before gastrectomy can significantly reduce post-operative mortality and morbidity.

Prediction of successful weight reduction after bariatric surgery by data mining technologies.

Background: Surgery is the only long-lasting effective treatment for morbid obesity. Prediction on successful weight loss after surgery by data mining technologies is lacking. We analyze the available information during the initial evaluation of patients referred to bariatric surgery by data mining methods for predictors of successful weight loss.

Gallbladder disease among obese patients in Taiwan.

Background: Obesity is a risk factor for gallbladder disease. The authors analyze the prevalence and clinicopathology of gallbladder disease among obese patients in Taiwan.

Methods: Prevalence and various clinical factors associated with cholelithiasis were studied in 199 patients who were undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity.

Hepatic histopathology of morbid obesity: concurrence of other forms of chronic liver disease.

Background: Obesity is a chronic inflammatory condition, with related steatohepatitis and liver fibrosis. The authors analyzed the hepatic histopathology in morbidly obese patients and predictors of concurrence of clinical and/ or histopathologic findings of steatohepatitis with other forms of chronic liver disease.

Methods: The histopathologic findings in the liver of 160 patients who were undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass or gastric banding for morbid obesity, were examined.

Nanomaterials of triazine-based dendrons: convergent synthesis and their physical studies.

[structure: see text] Without employing protection and deprotection processes, two series of triazine-based dendrons were efficiently prepared by a convergent method and fully characterized; their physical properties, including acidic, thermal, electrical, and optical stabilities were also studied.