Weight loss outcome after silastic ring Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: 8 years of follow-up
| Autor: | Edivaldo Macedo de Brito, Mariano Almeida de Menezes, Jorge Mali Junior, Antonio Carlos Valezi, Shirley Aparecida Fabris de Souza |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism Gastric Bypass Young Adult Weight loss Weight Loss Medicine Humans Prospective Studies Young adult Prospective cohort study Aged Surgical team Nutrition and Dietetics business.industry Prostheses and Implants Middle Aged medicine.disease Roux-en-Y anastomosis Obesity Surgery Obesity Morbid Clinical trial Treatment Outcome Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | Obesity surgery. 20(11) |
| ISSN: | 1708-0428 |
| Popis: | An underlying major aim of bariatric surgery is weight loss and its long-term maintenance. In spite of this, most studies regarding weight loss after surgical treatment of morbid obesity show 3-year follow-up results. We evaluated the effectiveness of silastic ring Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (SR-RYGBP) in promoting significant weight loss after an 8-year follow-up at the Londrina State University Hospital. From May 1999 to December 2000, 211 morbidly obese patients were submitted to SR-RYGBP by the same surgical team. The study’s design was longitudinal, prospective, and descriptive. The analysis of postoperative weight decrease was based on excess weight loss in percentage (%EWL) and the calculation of body mass index. Therapeutic failure was considered when patients lost |
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