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BACKGROUND
Percutaneous endoscopic feeding tube placement is generally safe and effective for establishing enteral access. In certain subpopulations, such as obese patients, substantial data are limited. This study evaluates the success rate and potential for late complications with placement of
BACKGROUND
The aim of this study is to retrospectively analyze the incidence of complications after two-stage laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (Lap BPD-DS) in high-risk super-obese patients and explore the possible predictive factors of specific complications after
This report describes a case of sudden death of a pregnant miniature mare due to an acute ovarian hemorrhage leading to fatal hemoperitoneum. The miniature horse was a 12-year-old female, 60 days pregnant, with a body condition score of 7 (1-9), with a history of obesity and laminitis. Necropsy
OBJECTIVE
To compare feasibility and surgical outcome of laparoscopic gynecologic surgery between obese, overweight, normal-weight, and underweight women.
METHODS
Retrospective case control study (Canadian Task Force classification II-3).
METHODS
Surgery Unit of Minimally Invasive
In the last years, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and obesity have become a serious public health problem, behaving as epidemic diseases. There is great interest in exploring different options for the treatment of T2DM in nonmorbidly obese patients. The purpose of this study is to report parameters
As the number of postmenopausal women increases, physicians will have more opportunities to treat elderly women with gynecological complications. This case report describes a 76-year-old, obese, multiparous woman, known to have gallstones who presented with acute abdomen complaints and was admitted
BACKGROUND First described in 1863 by French surgeon Victor-Auguste-François Morel-Lavallee, the Morel-Lavallee lesion (MLL) is a closed traumatic soft-tissue degloving injury. These lesions most commonly occur following motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). The pathophysiology stems from a shearing
A 69-year-old obese man was involved in a high-speed head-on motor vehicle collision. He was tachycardic and normotensive on arrival. He subsequently developed hemodynamic instability requiring blood transfusion. On examination he had bilateral pneumothoraces, an anterior-posterior compression (APC)
Segmental infarction of the omentum is an unusual cause of the acute or "semi-acute" abdomen. Because of its rarity, the nonspecificity of its signs and symptoms and the almost total lack of information regarding its natural history, it is very rarely diagnosed correctly prior to laparotomy or
BACKGROUND
The authors present a new restrictive and malabsorptive operation for treatment of morbid obesity, called vertical isolated gastroplasty (VIG).
METHODS
From Feb 2004 to May 2005, 30 patients with BMI > or = 40 kg/m2 or >35 kg/m2 with co-morbidities underwent VIG via laparoscopy or
BACKGROUND
Duodenal switch (DS) is a superior choice for surgical weight loss in the super obese patient population. However, there is an associated risk of adverse events following a DS procedure including vitamin deficiencies, bleeding, obstruction, stricture, and leakage.
METHODS
A 37-year-old
BACKGROUND
Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) has been an excellent operation for morbid obesity to achieve long-term weight reduction. We present our laparoscopic BPD protocol, which includes laparoscopic BPD with or without gastrectomy.
METHODS
Our two interventions are: 1) BPD (Scopinaro) by
BACKGROUND
The occurrence of postoperative incisional hernia is more frequent after simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation compared with other transplanted parenchymal organs. These complications are especially dangerous in this patient population, because they can compromise the survival of
BACKGROUND
To develop a screening tool to identify patients at risk of developing intra-abdominal hypertension (IAH) and abdominal compartment syndrome (ACS) within 24 h of a patient's admission to intensive care unit (ICU).
METHODS
Prospective, observational study of 403 consecutively enrolled