Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Technique
Fig. 1. Exposure of the angle of His. The lateral segment of the left lobe of liver is retracted upwards. The omental fat has been retracted downwards and the fundus…
Gastric Bypass: Transgastric Circular Stapler Technique
Fig. 1. Sizing the pouch and the intragastric balloon. Reprinted with permission, Ciné-Med Publishing, Inc. Adapted from Atlas of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, Copyright © 2010. Fig. 2. Transgastric…
Innovative Metabolic Operations
Fig. 1. Ileal transposition with sleeve gastrectomy. Fig. 2. Ileal transposition with sleeve gastrectomy and duodenal exclusion. The rationale for the mechanisms of action behind IT is the introduction of…
Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in the Bariatric Surgery Patient
References Definitions of high risk Bariatric patient groups Pharmacologic prophylaxis Outcomes Frezza et al. [47] BMI 50 kg/m2, prior DVT or PE, prior pelvic surgery, cardiac failure High risk + IVCF, n = 15…
Ventral Hernias in the Bariatric Patient
Fig. 1. Algorithm for ventral hernia repair in the morbidly obese patient. 1. Symptomatic patients with favorable anatomy: Here we recommend that these patients undergo ventral hernia repair as an…
History of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery
Timeline of major events in the history of bariatric and metabolic surgery 1952 First gastrointestinal operation to reduce weight by Henrikson in Sweden 1954 First gastrointestinal bypass procedure by Kremen…
Laparoscopic Malabsorption Procedures: Outcomes
Fig. 1. The Payne jejunal-ileal bypass. Reproduced with permission from Diana McPhee. Fig. 2. The Scott jejunal-ileal bypass. Reproduced with permission from Diana McPhee. In essence, the JIB was a…
Gastric Bypass: Transoral Circular-Stapled Gastrojejunostomy Technique
Fig. 1. Operating room setup for gastric bypass. Copyright CCF. Fig. 2. Port placement for circular-stapled gastrojejunostomy technique. Copyright CCF. Pouch Reconstruction The patient is placed in extreme reverse Trendelenburg…
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding: Management of Complications
Total period Perigastric era Pars flaccida era Lap-Band AP era Dates and numbers 1994–2011 (N = 3227) 1994–2000 (N = 931) 2001–2005 (N = 926) 2006–2011 (N = 1370) Enlargements 840 (26 %) 375 (40 %) 377…
Gastric Bypass as a Revisional Procedure
Fig. 1. Laparoscopic gastric band removal: gastrogastric stitches were cut. Fig. 2. Laparoscopic gastric band removal: the band was gently freed by the adhesion. Fig. 3. Laparoscopic gastric band removal:…
