BACKGROUND Obesity is associated with multiple diseases. Bariatric surgery is the most effective therapy for severe obesity that can reduce body weight and obesity-associated morbidity. The metabolic alterations associated with obesity and respective changes after bariatric surgery are incompletely understood. OBJECTIVE We comprehensively assessed metabolic alterations associated with severe ...

p i n c i q Continuous evaluation of our medical or surgical practice is essential to ensure we are providing high quality care to our patients. Nonetheless, to measure the outcomes of our practice we need to use a standardized and valid method that allows us to monitor our practice and to compare our practice with the practice of others. The evaluation of results in bariatric surgery is compli...

Given the rise in obesity rates, increasing capacity for bariatric surgery has become a focus for some provincial planners. Four types of bariatric procedures are now performed in Canada; however, funding for the procedures varies by jurisdiction. This article provides an update to our previous article documenting the volume of in-patient bariatric procedures but focuses on the extent to which ...

BACKGROUND: We currently live a wide obesity epidemic. A large percentage of these obese individuals, particularly those who have failed to lose weight with diet and exercise and do not want to undergo bariatric surgery, or those undergoing bariatric surgery failed in weight loss are potential candidates performing plastic surgery. Plastic surgery in obese is a controversial issue because of a ...

Preamble The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) is dedicated to advancing patient care and digestive health by promoting excellence in gastrointestinal endoscopy. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is dedicated to improving public health and well-being by lessening the burden of the disease of obesity and related diseases. They are the largest p...

Obesity and its related health problems like diabetes mellitus, stroke heart disease are an epidemic not restricted to industrialized countries. However, around 115 million people in developing countries suffer from obesity-related problems.1 Regarding treating obesity, GI weight loss surgery (GIWLS) has shown remarkable results.2,3 a very small percentage of individuals requiring GIWLS undergo...

BackgroundDespite an association between obesity and multiple sclerosis (MS), very little is known regarding the safety efficacy outcomes for patients with MS severe undergoing metabolic surgery.ObjectivesThe aim of present study was to evaluate early complications surgery in MS.SettingNationwide, Sweden.MethodsIn this, matched cohort study, 196 diagnosis Swedish register who were (gastric bypa...

Answer: b. Extragenital M. hominis infections classically occur in patients who present with hypogammaglobulinemia, have received a solid-organ transplant, or recently undergone surgery (postoperative infections). There is no literature precedent for an association between neutropenia, obesity

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) are increasingly common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide. The diagnosis of NASH is challenging as most affected patients are symptom-free and the role of routine screening is not clearly established. Most patients with severe obesity who undergo bariatric surgery have NAFLD, which is associated insulin re...

BACKGROUND The conventional treatment of obesity presents unsatisfactory results on weight loss and its long-term sustainability, therefore bariatric surgery has been suggested as an effective therapy, determining sustainable long-term weight loss, reversal of components of cardiometabolic risk and improved quality and life expectancy. AIM To investigate the clinical component of the cardiome...