Obesity is a major public health concern. Given its lasting efficacy for improving obesity and obesity-related diseases, bariatric surgery is an increasingly common treatment option. As the implementation of the Affordable Care Act progresses, the impending physician shortage will become more severe. Thus there will be an even greater need for doctors specialized in the management and treatment...

Abstract Obesity is a civilization disease that promotes the emergence and development of many diseases, such as type II diabetes, cardiovascular, some cancers. It directly affects length quality life. The purpose this retrospective study was to show short- long-term results weight loss after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) well assess procedure percentage reoperations. Case seri...

Objective: To compare the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) in obese patients of the Brazilian Unified Health System (Sistema Único de Saúde – SUS) with indication of bariatric surgery during the preoperative period and after the sixth month and the first year

ariatric surgery (or surgery for obesity) is now well accepted as an effective means of weight control in selected patients with morbid obesity. Recently, we at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, had the opportunity to operate on a patient weighing 780 lb (355 kg). An operation performed on so heavy an individual raised a number of technical factors and safety considerations we had not pr...

Background and Objective: Obesity is one of the problems associated with cardiovascular complications. Patients' heart function improves after sleeve gastrectomy. Global Longitudinal Strain (GLS) is one of the methods used to monitor heart function before and after sleeve gastrectomy.  In this study, we evaluated the echocardiographic parameters pre and post sleeve gastrectomy. Materials and M...

Editor—Our hospital trust, in common with many throughout the UK and beyond, wishes to increase the number of operations performed on a day case basis. One of the constraints on this is the increasing proportion of the population which is obese. It is reasonable to exercise caution in selecting obese patients for surgery as this group poses a number of challenges, including problems with the ai...

background :â  obesity is a tremendous, increasing health problem worldwide. there are multiple endoscopic treatments for obesity. this study is a systematic review of researches on these methods and an evaluation of their safety and efficacy. materials and methods : we conducted a medline electronic research to review relevant english articles and abstracts published in the previous ten years(...

Craniopharyngiomas (CP) are epithelial neoplasms generally found in the area of the pituitary and hypothalamus. Despite benign histology, these tumors and/or their treatment often result in significant, debilitating disorders of endocrine, neurological, behavioral, and metabolic systems. Severe obesity is observed in a high percentage of patients with CP resulting in significant comorbidities a...

n engl j med 356;21 www.nejm.org may 24, 2007 2176 This Journal feature begins with a case vignette that includes a therapeutic recommendation. A discussion of the clinical problem and the mechanism of benefit of this form of therapy follows. Major clinical studies, the clinical use of this therapy, and potential adverse effects are reviewed. Relevant formal guidelines, if they exist, are prese...