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The recommendations of the Brazilian College of Surgeons and the Brazilian Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Societies on the return of bariatric and metabolic operations in geographic regions of the country where the procedures have been allowed by local policies, in the period of COVID-19 pandemic

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Prioritizing surgical procedures aims at facilitating patient's access according to the clinical needs, maximizing access equity, and minimizing the damage from delayed access. Previous categorization of elective bariatric surgery have been adapted to define an objective prioritizing system that...

Trombose venosa portomesentérica após cirurgia bariátrica: série de casos

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO A trombose portomesentérica (TPM) é uma complicação potencialmente grave que pode ocorrer após a cirurgia bariátrica. A TPM ganhou importância devido ao crescente número de cirurgias bariátricas sendo realizadas. Objetivo: Relatar complicação rara após cirurgia bariátrica, porém gra...

Comparison of the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in diabetic and non-diabetic obese patients

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
ABSTRACT Introduction: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease presents a broad spectrum of histopathological alterations, from steatosis to liver cirrhosis. Patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) present increased incidence and severity of NAFLD. Objective: determine the prevalence and severity of NAFLD in d...

Modelo metabonômico para avaliação da regressão do diabetes mellitus tipo 2 após cirurgia bariátrica

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivo: avaliar as diferenças no perfil metabonômico de pacientes que atingiram remissão de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) após cirurgia bariátrica em relação aos que apresentaram manutenção ou recidiva dessa condição após a cirurgia. Métodos: Participaram do estudo 33 pacientes o...

Impacto nutricional da cirurgia bariátrica: estudo comparativo do Bypass gástrico em Y de Roux e do Sleeve entre pacientes dos sistemas público e privado de saúde

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 47 (), 2020
RESUMO Objetivos: Comparar a evolução do perfil nutricional de pacientes submetidos ao bypass gástrico em Y de Roux (BGYR) e ao Sleeve, em hospitais dos setores público e privado da Saúde de Pernambuco. Método: O estudo incluiu pacientes submetidos à cirurgia bariátrica nos setores público e p...

Bariatric surgery as a treatment for idiopathic intracranial hypertension in a male adolescent: case report

ABSTRACT Objective: To describe a case of a male adolescent with symptomatic idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) associated with obesity treated with bariatric surgery. Case description: A 16-year-and-6-month-old severely obese boy [weight: 133.6 kg; height: 1.74 m (Z score: +0.14); BMI: 44.1 kg...

Infarto esplénico como complicación de gastrectomía vertical laparoscópica. Reporte de caso
Splenic infarction as a complication of laparoscopic vertical gastrectomy. Case report

Rev. venez. cir; 73 (1), 2020
La gastrectomía vertical laparoscópica es actualmente la cirugía bariátrica más empleada a nivel mundial. Aunque es un procedimiento seguro y efectivo pueden ocurrir complicaciones mayores. En el presente trabajo reportamos el caso de un infarto y absceso esplénico como una rara complicación de es...

Real-world evidence of health outcomes and medication use 24 months after bariatric surgery in the public healthcare system in Brazil: a retrospective, single-center study

Clinics; 75 (), 2020
OBJECTIVES: The number of bariatric procedures has significantly increased in Brazil, especially in the public Unified Health System. The present study describes health outcomes and medication use in obese patients treated in a major hospital that performs publicly funded surgery in Brazil. METHODS: A r...

Path taken by morbidly obese people in search of bariatric surgery in the public health system

Objective: to understand the path taken in the public health system by people with morbid obesity in the search for bariatric surgery. Method: qualitative research based on the social phenomenology of Alfred Schütz, with 17 hospitalized morbidly obese people, with a scheduled date for bariatric surgery...

Implementación del programa de cirugía bariátrica en el Hospital de Especialidades de las Fuerzas Armadas Nro. 1: resultados iniciales

Introducción: la obesidad afecta al 22.1% de la población ecuatoriana y su prevalencia continúa en aumento. La cirugía bariátrica constituye una opción efectiva para su tratamiento, pero alcanza apenas al 1% de la población afectada. Objetivo: describir la experiencia en la implementación del pr...