Treatment of Morbid Obesity

Significant results of using laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) for the treatment of morbid obesity

Background: Morbid obesity contributes to many health risks including physical, emotional, and social problems. The increasing prevalence of obesity is a major public health concern since obesity is associated with several chronic diseases. Morbid obesity is one of the biggest independent risk factors for early mortality. Various options for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity have bee...

Psychometric Properties of Quality of Life Assessment Tools in Morbid Obesity: A Review of Literature

Background: Since studies have demonstrated that morbid obesity can exponentially impair quality of life, the measurement of quality of life is paramount to monitoring the effects of treatment and influences the development of clinical pathways, service provision, healthcare expenditures, and public health policy. Accordingly, clinicians, researchers, and policy makers must rely on valid instru...

Investigating Changes in the Serum Iron, TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity) and Transferrin Levels in Patients with Morbid Obesity Undergoing Bariatric Surgery in Kerman in 2018: A Short Report

Background and Objectives: Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective treatments for obesity. This study was designed to investigate changes in the serum iron, TIBC (Total Iron Binding Capacity) and transferrin levels in patients with morbid obesity undergoing bariatric surgery in Kerman in 2018. Materials and Methods: This prospective study was carried out on 65 participants who had gone ...

Cost-effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with Morbid Obesity: A Systematic Review

Cost-effectiveness of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with Morbid Obesity: A Systematic Review Talebianpour Hamid1, Shahab Alizadeh2*   1. Ph.D. Student, School of Public Health, Department of Management Sciences and Health Economics, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 2. Ph.D. Student, Faculty of Nutrition and Dietetic...

Comparison of roux-en-y gastric bypass techniques with and without distal gastric plication in patients with morbid obesity

Effect of laparoscopic sleeve gasterectomy on the quality of life in patients with morbid obesity

Background: During the recent years, much attention has been paid to sleeve gastrectomy (SG). However, it is important to know whether SG really improves the patients' quality of life (QoL). So far, no study has been conducted in Iranian society in this regard. Thus, in the current study, the effects of SG on QoL in Iranian patients with morbid obesity was investigated. Materials and method...