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...
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...
Abstract Background and objectives: The increased prevalence of obesity in the general population extends to women of reproductive age. The aim of this study is to report the perioperative management of a morbidly obese pregnant woman, body mass index >50 kg/m2, who underwent cesarean section under g...
ABSTRACT Objective: to evaluate the effectiveness of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in improving the glycemic profile of obese patients with type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) after 18 months of follow-up. Methods: four hundred sixty-eight pacients with DM2 and BMI ≥35 were submitted to Roux-en-Y gastric...
INTRODUÇÃO: A obesidade é considerada pela Organização Mundial de Saúde (OMS) a principal pandemia do século. A obesidade mórbida tem como um de seus tratamentos mais efetivos a cirurgia bariátrica, e muitos pacientes necessitarão de cirurgia plástica reparadora após grandes emagrecimentos. D...
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of carpal tunnel syndrome in candidates for bariatric surgery comparing with the non-obese population and verify the effects on it of bariatric treatment. Methods: We studied three groups of individuals: 1) patients waiting for bariatric surgery (preoperative); 2) in...
Se presenta un caso de gestación en paciente obesa mórbida portadora de banda gástrica laparoscópica ajustable, que se descomprimió en el primer trimestre. En la evolución de la gestación destaca incremento ponderal de 3 kg y cuadro de suboclusion y marasmo en el tercer trimestre que obligó a la ...