PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare short-term outcomes [food tolerance scores (FTS) and quality of life] after three types of restrictive bariatric surgery: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB), laparoscopic greater curvature plication (LGCP), and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). MATERIALS AND METHODS From January 2012 to December 2013, all patients that underwent pr...

BACKGROUND Laparoscopic adjustable gastric band insertion is a safe weight reduction procedure, but serious complications can develop. The aim of this study was to evaluate our technique in preventing early band complications. METHODS Patients were given the choice of procedure according to body mass index, the presence of diabetes, and preference. Weight loss data were not considered, as our...

Improvements in living standards have led to an increase the annual global incidence of obesity 13% among adults 2021.
 Laparoscopic gastroplication is safe perform, essentially organ-preserving and relatively inexpensive from economic point view.
 Among advantages should be included its simplicity performance, which makes a wider circle use. It also noted that during there no crossin...

OBJECTIVE Various different surgical methods are used for obesity surgery. Among them, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic gastric plication (LGP) have been both successfully performed in recent years. In this study, we compared the treatment results of patients who underwent LGP, a method that was introduced later consisting of plication of gastric greater curvature to achie...

Morbid obesity is affecting an increasing number of people worldwide and when clinical treatment does not achieve the expected results, bariatric surgery becomes the last resource. Laparoscopic greater curvature plication (LGCP) is a new bariatric restrictive procedure that avoids the complications linked with the permanent implant of an adjustable gastric ring (oesophageal laceration, gastric ...

INTRODUCTION In bariatric surgery, still new surgical techniques are developed. On the one hand, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is one of the most common procedures used. However, many patients experience dumping syndrome or pain due to bile reflux. On the other hand, revisions after gastric banding are frequent and may be technically challenging. AIM To create a new bariatric procedure ...

cancer of the stomach carries poor prognosis. surgery is the best treatment for gastric cancer. prediction of survival depends on the stage at the time of presentation. fluoroscopy, sonography, and computerized tomography are used for advanced gastric cancers staging, but they are not accurate enough to grade advanced gastric cancers. laparoscopic findings of lesions under direct vision, are ma...