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 ...

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: Bariatric surgery plays a major role in ameliorating metabolic abnormalities of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). The aim of this study was to evaluate the early effects of “Single Anastomosis Duodenal Switch-proximal ...

Objectives: The prevalence of obesity and its associated comorbidities are increasing all over the world. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has become the most common bariatric surgery in the world today, especially in the ...

AIM: Bariatric surgery is an important option when lift-style modification, diet, and medical treatment are inadequate in lose weight. Bariatric surgical methods have gained popularity in recent years. In this paper, we ...

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 ...

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 ...