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Absceso del uraco y obstrucción intestinal en paciente con obesidad mórbida: reporte de caso

Rev. colomb. cir; 36 (2), 2021
Las anomalías del uraco representan un bajo porcentaje de las patologías abdominales, no obstante, forman parte del diagnóstico diferencial del abdomen agudo por las complicaciones que puede tener. Aunque son de difícil diagnóstico debido a los síntomas inespecíficos, las imágenes diagnósticas s...

Evaluación de la calidad de vida en pacientes mexicanos con obesidad severa antes y después de cirugía bariátrica

Gac. méd. Méx; 157 (1), 2021
Resumen Introducción: En México no se han utilizado los instrumentos Shorth Form 36 Items (SF-36) ni Baryatric Assesment Reporting Outcomes System (BAROS) para evaluar la calidad de vida (CV) antes y después de la cirugía bariátrica (CB). Objetivo: Describir los cambios en la CV con los cuestionar...

Ingesta calórica y de macronutrientes en los primeros seis meses post cirugía bariátrica

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (2), 2021
Background: Bariatric surgery (BS) is the most effective procedure in the management of obesity, achieving a significant decrease in energy intake. Aim: To measure calorie and macronutrient intake in patients subjected to gastric bypass (GBP) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG). Material and Methods: We studied 5...

Nutritional and behavioral factors related to weight gain after bariatric surgery

Rev. méd. Chile; 149 (1), 2021
ABSTRACT Background: Weight regain (WR) after bariatric surgery is common. Several factors involved in WR have been identified, but there has been little research on specific eating habits such as eating snacks rather than regular meals and being a "sweet-eater". AIM: To determine whether nutritional sta...

Revisional surgery in severe nutritional complications after bariatric surgical procedures: report of four cases from a single institution and review of the literature

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: bariatric surgery is currently the only treatment that leads to long-term and sustained weight loss and decreased morbidity and mortality in morbidly obese individuals. Roux-en-Y bypass causes weight loss by restricting food intake associated with reduced intestinal absorption, in...

Bifactor analysis of the rosenberg self-esteem scale in morbid obesity

Psico (Porto Alegre); 52 (1), 2021
Self-esteem is a set of feelings and thoughts a person has about his/her own worth and competence, which is reflected in a positive or negative attitude toward himself/herself. This study examined the factor structure of the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale with scores of 288 obese brazilian women waiting for...

Post-bariatric body contouring surgery: analysis of complications in 180 consecutive patients

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: bariatric surgery is the main treatment for cases of severe obesity and body contour surgery to correct body dysmorphia resulting from weight loss. However, these procedures are associated with a significant number of postoperative complications. Objective: this study aims to an...

C-peptide level as predictor of type 2 diabetes remission and body composition changes in non-diabetic and diabetic patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass

Clinics; 76 (), 2021
OBJECTIVES: Several predictors of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) remission after metabolic surgery have been proposed and used to develop predictive scores. These scores may not be reproducible in diverse geographic regions with different baseline characteristics. This study aimed to identify predictive...

Polysonographic changes in obese patients with indication of bariatric surgery

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Introduction: obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (OSAS) is a serious confition that compromises the quality of life and survival of patients. Its main risk fator in adults is obesity and the gold standard test for diagnosis is polysomnography (PSG), mainly through the apneia-hypopnea index (AHI)...

Robotic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: surgical technique and short-term experience from 329 cases

Rev. Col. Bras. Cir; 48 (), 2021
ABSTRACT Objective: minimally invasive bariatric surgery is clearly superior over open procedures including better early outcomes. Different surgical approaches are used to treat the severely obese, having Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) being a highly frequent procedure. Robotic surgery overcomes some...