10 results match your criteria: "The European School of Laparoscopic Surgery[Affiliation]"

Objective: To define "best possible" outcomes for secondary bariatric surgery (BS).

Background: Management of poor response and of long-term complications after BS is complex and under-investigated. Indications and types of reoperations vary widely and postoperative complication rates are higher compared to primary BS.

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Objective: To define "best possible" outcomes for bariatric surgery (BS)(Roux-en-Y gastric bypass [RYGB] and sleeve gastrectomy [SG]).

Background: Reference values for optimal surgical outcomes in well-defined low-risk bariatric patients have not been established so far. Consequently, outcome comparison across centers and over time is impeded by heterogeneity in case-mix.

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Duodenal switch in revisional bariatric surgery: conclusions from an expert consensus panel.

Surg Obes Relat Dis

June 2019

Division of General/Bariatric Surgery, Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.

Background: Duodenal switch (BPD/DS) is gaining popularity as a secondary procedure for inadequate weight loss after an initial operation.

Objectives: We aimed to generate expert consensus points on the appropriate use of BPD/DS in the revisional bariatric surgical setting.

Setting: Data were gathered at an international conference with attendees from a variety of different institutions and settings.

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Biography of Jacques Himpens, MD, PhD.

Obes Surg

October 2016

Department of Surgery, Bariatric Surgery, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 75 Francis St., ASBII-3rd Floor, Boston, MA, 02115, USA.

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Background: In one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB), the measurement of the afferent limb starting at the angle of Treitz may result in insufficient absorptive surface of the intestine of the remaining efferent limb. To address this concern, we recently modified the technique of OAGB by constructing the gastrointestinal anastomosis at a fixed distance from the ileocecal valve (i.e.

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Long-term outcomes of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.

Arch Surg

July 2011

The European School of Laparoscopic Surgery, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Saint Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.

Objective: To determine the long-term efficacy and safety of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) for morbid obesity.

Design: Clinical assessment in the surgeon's office in 2009 (≥12 years after LAGB).

Setting: University obesity center in Brussels, Belgium.

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