Fig. 1. Elevated cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) pressure prior to, and significant (p < 0.001) decrease 34 ± 8 months following, gastric surgery for severe obesity associated with pseudotumor cerebri (Sugerman et al. [9], with…
Fig. 1. (a) Pattern of anterior to posterior plications utilized by the RESTORe Suturing System (© 2014 C. R. Bard, Inc; used with permission) for primary endoluminal procedure. (b) Plication…
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 The omental fat has been retracted downwards and the fundus…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
