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Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Patients with Obesity Class V (BMI > 60 kg/m...
Ponce de Leon-Ballesteros, G; Pouwels, S; Romero-Velez, G; Aminian, A; Angrisani, L; Bhandari, M; Brown, W; Copaescu, C; De Luca, M; Fobi, M; Ghanem, OMBackground: Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the preferred method to achieve significant weight loss in patients with Obesity Class V (BMI > 60 kg/m2). However, there is no consensus regarding the best procedure(s) for this population. Additionally, these patients will likely have a higher risk of complications and mortality. The aim of this study was to achieve a consensus among a global panel of exper...
Adjustable Gastric Banding Conversion to One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass: Data A...
Pujol-Rafols, J; Uyanik, O; Curbelo-Peña, Y; Abbas, AA; Devriendt, S; Guerra, A; Herrera, MF; Himpens, J; Pardina, E; Pouwels, S; Ramos, A; Ribeiro, RJIntroduction: One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) has been proposed as a rescue technique for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) poor responders. Aim: We sought to analyze, complications, mortality, and medium-term weight loss results after LAGB conversion to OAGB. Methods: Data analysis of an international multicenter database. Results: One hundred eighty-nine LAGB-to-OAGB operations were retrosp...
Conversion of Adjustable Gastric Banding to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in One or ...
Pujol-Rafols, J; Al Abbas, AI; Devriendt, S; Guerra, A; Herrera, MF; Himpens, J; Pardina, E; Pouwels, S; Ramos, A; Ribeiro, RJ; Safadi, BBackground: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is often the preferred conversion procedure for laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) poor responders. However, there is controversy whether it is better to convert in one or two stages. This study aims to compare the outcomes of one and two-stage conversions of LAGB to RYGB. Methods: Retrospective review of a multicenter prospectively collected database. Dat...