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AIMS: The objective of this study was to investigate short- (≤ 30 days) and long-term (≥ 2 years) all-cause mortality after bariatric surgery among adult patients with obesity. MATERIALS AND METHODS: For short-term mortality, eligible studies comprised randomized controlled trials (RCTs) reporting perioperative mortality. For long-term mortality, eligible studies comprised RCTs and observational studies comparing mortality between obese patients after bariatric surgery and non-operated controls...

BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery (BS) is effective in treating obesity and its associated comorbidities. However, there is a paucity of data on the effect of BS on thyroid function in hypothyroid patients, specifically in those treated with thyroid hormone replacement therapy (THR). The aim of this study was to assess the effect of BS on thyroid function and on THR dosage in patients with hypothyroidism. METHODS: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data of all hypothyroid patients who underwent BS between 2010 and 2014 was performed...

BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. Furthermore, the proportion of various types of bariatric procedures has significantly changed over the last two decades. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has been increasingly chosen as a primary bariatric procedure in recent years. OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to analyze the changing pattern of bariatric surgery utilization from 2010 to 2014. SETTINGS: Using the American College of Surgeons National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database from 2010 to 2014...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the extent and durability of the glucose-lowering effect of bariatric surgery (BS) in patients with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D). BACKGROUND: Even though BS in patients with insulin-treated T2D is likely to increase, data on the midterm effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy in this group of patients are scant. SETTING: University hospital. METHODS: Prospective observational study (4...

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a common surgical therapeutic option for obese patients, with debate about the value of routine histopathologic examination of LSG specimens. We assessed the following: prevalence of different histopathologic changes in LSG specimens, risk factors associated with premalignant and with frequent histopathologic changes, and whether routine histopathologic examination is warranted for LSG patients with nonsignificant clinical history. METHODS: Retrospective review of records of all LSG patients operated upon at Hamad General Hospital, Qatar (February 2011-July 2014, n = 1555), was conducted...

PURPOSE: Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) and laparoscopic vertical sleeve gastrectomy (LVSG) have been proposed as cost-effective strategies to manage morbid obesity. The aim of this meta-analysis was to compare the postoperative weight loss outcomes reported in randomized control trials (RCTs) for LVSG versus LRYGB procedures. MATERIAL AND METHODS: RCTs comparing the weight loss outcomes following LVSG and LRYGB in adult population between January 2000 and November 2015 were selected from PubMed, Medline, Embase, Science Citation Index, Current Contents, and the Cochrane database...

Aim of this review is to compare visceral and subcutaneous fat loss with all available strategies (diet and exercise, weight-loss promoting agents and bariatric surgery). Eighty-nine studies, all full papers, were analyzed to evaluate visceral and subcutaneous fat changes, measured through ultrasound, computerized tomography, magnetic resonance imaging and expressed as thickness, weight, area and volume. Studies were included in a meta-analysis (random-effects model). Intervention effect (absolute and percent changes of visceral and subcutaneous fat) was expressed as standardized mean differences, with 95% confidence intervals...

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PURPOSE: Levothyroxine (LT4) is a drug with a narrow therapeutic index, applied in small amounts (micrograms), which makes interactions in the absorption phase clinically significant. The main aim of this article was to review and present the latest information on factors that affect the gastrointestinal absorption of this drug. METHODS: Relevant data were collected by using the MEDLINE, PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, Science Direct, and Scopus databases with the key words levothyroxine and absorption...

BACKGROUND: Bariatric surgeries are considered effective treatments for weight loss and improved diabetes control. Statins increase diabetes onset in prospective clinical trials and many bariatric patients with metabolic disease are concurrently on statins. OBJECTIVES: We retrospectively examined the relationship of statin therapy to weight loss, diabetes mellitus onset and remission, and metabolic outcomes after bariatric surgery. SETTING: Hospital...

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Bariatric surgery may alter the absorption, distribution, metabolism, or elimination (disposition) of orally administered drugs via changes to the gastrointestinal tract anatomy, body weight, and adipose tissue composition. As some patients who have undergone bariatric surgery will need therapeutic anticoagulation for various indications, appropriate knowledge is needed regarding anticoagulant drug disposition and resulting efficacy and safety in this population. We review general considerations about oral drug disposition in patients after bariatric surgery, as well as existing literature on oral anticoagulation after bariatric surgery...

BACKGROUND: Nutritional deficiencies are common after bariatric surgery, but data are scarce after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) at long term. METHODS: We performed a prospective nutritional status evaluation before and at 2 and 5 years after SG in morbid obese patients receiving mulvitamin and mineral supplementation at a Spanish university hospital. One hundred seventy-six patients (49.3 ± 9.1 years and 46.7 ± 7.4 kg/m2 ) were evaluated; 51 of them were followed during 5 years...