General and Postbariatric Nutritional Knowledge among Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Nutritional Status and Life Quality in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

BACKGROUND The obesity has achieved an alarming increase in recent years, which led this disease to global epidemic condition. AIM To evaluate the nutritional status as well as the quality of life of obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery. METHODS A transversal study was conducted with obese adults of both genders who underwent bariatric surgery by Fobi-Capella technique for at least 3...

Intestinal Malrotation in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Background: Intestinal malrotation is a rare congenital anomaly. In adults is very difficult to recognize due to the lack of symptoms. Diagnosis is usually incidental during surgical procedures or at autopsy. Aim: To review the occurrence and recognition of uneventful intestinal malrotation discovered during regular cases of bariatric surgeries. Methods: Were retrospectively reviewed the me...

Perioperative Optimization of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Bariatric surgery is fast becoming an efficient and safe method of weight reduction, especially for patients in whom conservative measures have failed. As the obese population of the world increases, so will the number of patients requesting or requiring surgical weight loss methods. Bariatric patients however have numerous co-morbidities that make their operative course more difficult, and the...

Medical Assessment and Preparation of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Gastric and Jejunal Histopathological Changes in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery

Background: Morbid obesity is a multifactorial disease that increasingly is being treated by surgery. Aim: To evaluate gastric histopathological changes in obese, and to compare with patients who underwent gastrojejunal bypass and the jejunal mucosa after the surgery. Methods: This is an observational study performed at a tertiary public hospital, evaluating endoscopic biopsies from 36 pre...