Bariatric Medicine Alert Archives – April 1, 2007

April 1, 2007

• Vitamin Deficiency after Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y GB

  Vitamin deficiencies after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are more common and involve more vitamins, even those that are water soluble, than previously appreciated.

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• Surgical Revision of Loop ("Mini") GB Procedure

  The results of this preliminary review have confirmed that MGB does require revision in some patients and that conversion to RYGB is a common form of revision.

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• Laparoscopic Conversion of a GB into Normal Anatomy

  Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) is considered a non-reversible procedure. The laparoscopic conversion of RYGBP into a normal anatomy was reported here.

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• Immediate Diabetes Resolution after GB Surgery

  Bypassing the duodenum and proximal jejunum causes improvement in blood glucose control in patients with Type 2 Diabetes as demonstrated by a surgical diabetic rat model.

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• Gallbladder Management During LRYGB Surgery

  The incidence of symptomatic gallstones requiring cholecystectomy after laparoscopic Roux en Y gastric bypass is low.

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• 3-Year Follow-Up Comparing Laparoscopic vs Open GB

  In this randomized trial with a 3-year follow-up, we found that laparoscopic gastric bypass was equally effective as open gastric bypass with respect to weight loss and improvement in comorbidities and quality of life.

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