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Obesidade mórbida

Objetivos: Tal trabalho foi realizado com vistas à tratar sobre a obesidade, suas doenças associadas e as principais técnicas cirúrgicas. Ademais, a obesidade é uma condição em que o acumulo excessivo de gordura corporal se estende de forma que a saúde e o bem estar do indivíduo são afetados. S...

Analysis of the prevalence of atelectasis in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Rev. bras. anestesiol; 66 (6), 2016
Abstract Background and objective: To observe the prevalence of atelectasis in patients undergoing bariatric surgery and the influence of the body mass index (BMI), gender and age on the prevalence of atelectasis. Method: Retrospective study of 407 patients and reports on chest X-rays carried out befor...

Correlation of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and features of metabolic syndrome in morbidly obese patients in the preoperative assessment for bariatric surgery

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: Obesity is an epidemic and chronic disease that can bring other comorbidities to the patient. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease is present in up to 90% of these patients and can progress to hepatitis and hepatocarcinoma. The relationship of this liver disease and obesity is already...

Correlation between pre and postoperative levels of glp-1/glp-2 and weight loss after roux-en-y gastric bypass: a prospective study

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (4), 2016
ABSTRACT Background: The role of gut hormones in glucose homeostasis and weight loss achievement and maintenance after bariatric surgery appears to be a key point in the understanding of the beneficial effects observed following these procedures. Aim: To determine whether there is a correlation betwe...

Suicidio y cirugía bariátrica: un estudio de la evidencia

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (9), 2016
Bariatric surgery is considered the most effective treatment for severe obesity and its benefits include improvement in medical comorbidities. However, a higher rate of suicides after this type of surgery has been reported. We performed a literature review on the subject, and concluded that the mentioned...

Utilidad del estudio contrastado precoz del tracto digestivo superior después de cirugía bariátrica: ¿se justifica su uso rutinario?

Rev. méd. Chile; 144 (4), 2016
Background: Postoperative leaks are the most undesirable complication of bariatric surgery and upper gastrointestinal (GI) series are routinely ordered to rule them out. Despite the published literature recommending against its routine use, it is still being customarily used in Chile. Aim: To examine the...

Functional lung rejuvenation in obese patients after bariatric surgery

Summary Objective: To determine the lung age (LA) in obese people before and after bariatric surgery, compare the LA with the chronological age (CA) before and after the peration, and verify whether there was a functional pulmonary rejuvenation after it. Methods: A prospective longitudinal study includ...

H. Pylori infection, endoscopic, histological aspects and cell proliferation in the gastric mucosa of patients submitted to roux-en-y gastric bypass with contention ring: a cross sectional endoscopic and immunohistochemical study

Arq. gastroenterol; 53 (1), 2016
ABSTRACT Background Morbid obesity treatment through vertical gastroplasty Roux-en-Y gastric bypass initially used a contention ring. However, this technique may create conditions to the development of potentially malign alterations in the gastric mucosa. Although effective and previously performed in l...

Speech therapy intervention in morbidly obese undergoing fobi-capell gastroplasty method

ABCD (São Paulo, Impr.); 29 (1), 2016
Background: The rehabilitation of complications related to oral feeding, resulting from gastroplasty is the competence of the speech therapist, to intervene in mastication and swallowing functions, aiming at quality of life. Aim: Check in the postoperative period the efficiency of stimulation, independe...

Avaliação do limiar de dor a pressão (LDP) e fadiga mastigatória em indivíduos submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica: análise da inatividade mastigatória

O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar o limiar de dor a pressão (LDP) e a percepção de dor orofacial através do teste de fadiga mastigatória após um período de inatividade da mastigação. Estudo caracterizado como de coorte, prospectivo e observacional. Composto por 30 indivíduos obesos mórbidos,...