Surgery for obesity and related diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery
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Surg Obes Relat Dis · May 2014
Obstetric outcomes after restrictive bariatric surgery: what happens after 2 consecutive pregnancies?
The objective of this study was to compare the outcomes of 2 consecutive pregnancies of the same women who conceived after restrictive bariatric surgeries. ⋯ A significant decrease in pregnancy complications, such as hypertensive disorders and gestational diabetes mellitus, is achieved after a restrictive bariatric surgery. This improvement is maintained at the second subsequent pregnancy.
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Surg Obes Relat Dis · May 2014
Is laparoscopic single-stage biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch safe in super morbidly obese patients?
It has been hypothesized that the morbidity and mortality of laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) are likely to increase with increasing body mass index (BMI), especially with BMI>50 kg/m(2). Therefore, a 2-stage approach to this procedure has been advocated in super morbidly obese patients. The authors hypothesized that a BMI ≥ 50 kg/m(2) does not significantly influence the morbidity and mortality perioperatively associated with this procedure. ⋯ In the present study, BMI ≥ 50 kg/m(2) did not increase intraoperative or postoperative complications at 30 days after laparoscopic PBD-DS. No significant differences were noted between patients with BMI ≥ 50 kg/m(2) and patients with BMI<50 kg/m(2). A single-stage laparoscopic BPD-DS procedure can be safely offered to the super morbidly obese patients.