ABSTRACT Objectives: Obesity has become one of the most serious and ever increasing health problems of our times. Diet, exercise and medical treatment have proven to be insufficient. Operations such as laparoscopic ...

Initially sleeve gastrectomy (SG) was performed as an open procedure in 1988, known as Hess and Marceau's technique, which is actually the first stage of the bilio-pancreatic diversion-duodenal switch (BPD-DS). It was ...

More and more people suffer from morbid obesity in the past several decades. Best treatment option for the obesity is still discussed. However, the accepted gold standard treatment for morbid obesity is bariatric surgery ...

Obesity is associated with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease which is one of the most common causes of chronic liver disease. FibroScan is a noninvasive tool for liver stiffness measurement and controlled attenuation parameter ...

Introduction: The prevalence of obesity is increasing all over the world. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has become the most common bariatric surgery in the world today. Unlike other bariatric surgeries, laparoscopic ...

Background: Although bariatric surgery is considered the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, patients' adherence to prescribed postoperative recommendations is important. Aims: To determine the effectiveness of ...

Background: Obesity is associated with lower life expectancy and many comorbid diseases, including arterial hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), which is defined as metabolic syndrome (MetS). ...

Gastric banding is based on the principle of forming a small volume pouch near the stomach by wrapping the fundus with various synthetic grafts. The main purpose is to limit oral intake. Due to the fact that it is a ...

Background: Robotic sleeve gastrectomy (RSG) is a new and popular option for obesity surgery. This study aims to analyze our experience during the transition period from laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) to RSG. Patients ...

Background: Previous reports addressing morbidly obese patients grouped body mass indexes (BMIs) within wide ranges, such as >40 or 40-60 kg/m(2). We aimed to investigate whether the effects of pneumoperitoneum differ in ...