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Ferrer-Márquez M, García-Redondo M, Maturana-Ibáñez V, Estébanez-Ferrero B, Fernández-Alonso A, Rubio-Gil F, Zamora Soler JA, Ferrer-Ayza M. Bile reflux and marginal ulcers after one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB). A narrative review. Cir Esp 2023; 101 Suppl 4:S69-S75. [PMID: 37085133 DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2023.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 11/24/2022] [Accepted: 12/11/2022] [Indexed: 04/23/2023]
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One-anastomosis gastric bypass has now become the third most commonly performed bariatric technique worldwide. However, as a consequence of the configuration of this surgery, it can present some chronic complications (anastomotic mouth ulcers and biliary reflux) that physicians must come to better understand and assess. In this narrative review, we aimed to update our knowledge of both the diagnosis and treatment of these two complications in the context of bariatric surgeries. We concluded that a series of pre-, intra-, and postoperative preventive strategies should be considered by surgeons to help reduce the appearance of these complications.
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- Manuel Ferrer-Márquez
- Departamento de Cirugía Bariátrica, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain; Departamento de Cirugía Bariátrica (Obesidad Almería), Hospital Mediterráneo, Almería, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cirugía Bariátrica, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain.
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- Departamento de Obstetricia y Ginecología, Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas, Almería, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cirugía Bariátrica (Obesidad Almería), Hospital Mediterráneo, Almería, Spain.
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- Clinical Nursing Research Group, Departamento de Enfermería, Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Alicante, Alicante, Spain.
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- Departamento de Cirugía Bariátrica (Obesidad Almería), Hospital Mediterráneo, Almería, Spain.
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Kerbage A, Al Annan K, Brunaldi VO, Razzak FA, Abboud DM, Gala K, Ghanem O, Abu Dayyeh BK. Management of a refractory marginal ulcer following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with EUS-guided Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reversal. VIDEOGIE : AN OFFICIAL VIDEO JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY 2023; 8:220-223. [PMID: 37303702 PMCID: PMC10256954 DOI: 10.1016/j.vgie.2023.02.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Video 1EUS-guided Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reversal procedure to treat a refractory marginal ulcer following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
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- Anthony Kerbage
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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McCarty TR, Kumar N. Revision Bariatric Procedures and Management of Complications from Bariatric Surgery. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:1688-1701. [PMID: 35347535 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-022-07397-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Bariatric surgery is effective, but may be associated with adverse events. A multi-disciplinary approach including endoscopic interventions can be effective to manage these. Endoscopists should familiarize themselves with gastrointestinal pathology which can occur after bariatric surgery, including nutritional deficiencies, acid reflux, anastomotic stenosis, gallstone disease, leaks, fistulas, and weight regain. Endoscopic interventions including anastomotic stricture dilation, control of bleeding, endoscopic ultrasound-guided approach for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, leak or fistula closure via endoscopic suturing or stent placement, and transoral outlet reduction (TORe) or revision obesity surgery endoluminal (ROSE) to address weight regain are among the endoscopic tools which have demonstrated safety and efficacy in the management of adverse events after bariatric surgery.
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- Thomas R McCarty
- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
- Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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- HSHS Medical Group, Springfield, IL, 62704, USA.
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Barola S, Fayad L, Hill C, Magnuson T, Schweitzer M, Singh V, Chen YI, Ngamruengphong S, Khashab MA, Kalloo AN, Kumbhari V. Endoscopic Management of Recalcitrant Marginal Ulcers by Covering the Ulcer Bed. Obes Surg 2019; 28:2252-2260. [PMID: 29556889 DOI: 10.1007/s11695-018-3162-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Management options for marginal ulcers (MU) vary from medical therapy to revision surgery. Medical therapy is often ineffective and revision surgery is associated with a high morbidity and possible recurrence. AIMS To evaluate technical feasibility, efficacy, and safety of endoscopic management of MU by covering the ulcer bed using oversewing and/or deploying a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent (FCSEMS). METHODS Medical records of consecutive patients who underwent endoscopic suturing and/or FCSEMS deployment for recalcitrant MU between August 2016 and June 2017 at a single academic center were reviewed. Recalcitrant MU was defined as an ulcer that persists after 6 to 8 weeks despite maximal medical therapy (open capsule PPI, 40 mg bid as well as sucralfate qid), cessation of smoking and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and Helicobacter pylori eradication. RESULTS Eleven patients (age range 31-60; all females) with mean BMI of 27.72 ± 5.93 kg/m2 underwent endoscopic suturing and/or stent deployment for recalcitrant MU with abdominal pain at a median of 50 months (range 3-120) post-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB). Seven patients were managed by oversewing, two were managed by FCSEMS, and two patients required both. Technical success was 100%. All patients reported resolution of abdominal pain at 1 week. Surveillance endoscopy performed in 10/11 (90.9%) patients at 8 weeks revealed complete ulcer healing in 9/10 (90%). No adverse events were reported. CONCLUSION Endoscopic management is an effective and safe method to treat MU and should be considered an alternative to surgical revision. It appears effective for perforated and recalcitrant MU.
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- Sindhu Barola
- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Diversity Summer Internship Program, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, 4940 Eastern Avenue, A Building, 3rd floor 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
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Lim R, Beekley A, Johnson DC, Davis KA. Early and late complications of bariatric operation. Trauma Surg Acute Care Open 2018; 3:e000219. [PMID: 30402562 PMCID: PMC6203132 DOI: 10.1136/tsaco-2018-000219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/02/2023] Open
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Weight loss surgery is one of the fastest growing segments of the surgical discipline. As with all medical procedures, postoperative complications will occur. Acute care surgeons need to be familiar with the common problems and their management. Although general surgical principles generally apply, diagnoses specific to the various bariatric operations must be considered. There are anatomic considerations which alter management priorities and options for these patients in many instances. These problems present both early or late in the postoperative course. Bariatric operations, in many instances, result in permanent alteration of a patient’s anatomy, which can lead to complications at any time during the course of a patient’s life. Acute care surgeons diagnosing surgical emergencies in postbariatric operation patients must be familiar with the type of surgery performed, as well as the common postbariatric surgical emergencies. In addition, surgeons must not overlook the common causes of an acute surgical abdomen—acute appendicitis, acute diverticulitis, acute pancreatitis, and gallstone disease—for these are still among the most common etiologies of abdominal pathology in these patients.
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- Robert Lim
- Department of Surgery, Tripler Army Medical Center, Tripler, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
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López-Serrano A, Ortiz Polo I, Sanz de la Vega J, Moreno-Osset E. Role of the gastroenterologist in the management of the obese patient. GASTROENTEROLOGÍA Y HEPATOLOGÍA (ENGLISH EDITION) 2017; 40:409-416. [DOI: 10.1016/j.gastre.2017.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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Kumbhari V, Okolo PI. Editorial: Aspiration Therapy for Weight Loss: Is the Squeeze worth the Juice? Am J Gastroenterol 2017; 112:458-589. [PMID: 28270668 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2017.2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/08/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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There is a desperate need for a technically simple, reversible, clinically effective, and safe approach to facilitate weight loss and improvement in metabolic comorbidities in obese patients. This has led to significant investment into the development of endoscopic bariatric therapies. In this issue of the American Journal of Gastroenterology, the first randomized controlled trial assessing aspiration therapy using an endoscopically placed gastrostomy tube is reported with promising results. Aspiration therapy is the first endoscopic therapy to be approved in the United States for use in morbidly obese patients and may be an alternative to those not wishing to undergo bariatric surgery.
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- Vivek Kumbhari
- Department of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Lennox Hill Hospital, Manhattan, New York, USA
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López-Serrano A, Ortiz Polo I, Sanz de la Vega J, Moreno-Osset E. Role of the gastroenterologist in the management of the obese patient. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2016; 40:409-416. [PMID: 27745965 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2016.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2016] [Revised: 08/18/2016] [Accepted: 08/28/2016] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Obesity is a highly prevalent disease worldwide, and one in which gastroenterologists can play an important role. Some digestive diseases are more common in obese patients, and preoperative evaluation may be required in some cases. Additionally, bariatric surgery can lead to digestive complications in the short and long term that require intervention, and endoscopic treatment can be an important factor in weight loss. The aim of this review is to highlight the role of the gastroenterologist in the management of obese patients who are either scheduled for or have undergone surgical or endoscopic treatment for obesity.
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- Antonio López-Serrano
- Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital Universitari Dr. Peset, Valencia, España; Universitat de València, Valencia, España.
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- Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital Universitari Dr. Peset, Valencia, España; Universitat de València, Valencia, España
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da Rocha L, Ayub Pérez O, Arantes V. Endoscopic management of bariatric surgery complications: what the gastroenterologist should know. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO (ENGLISH EDITION) 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmxen.2015.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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Endoscopic management of bariatric surgery complications: what the gastroenterologist should know. REVISTA DE GASTROENTEROLOGÍA DE MÉXICO 2015; 81:35-47. [PMID: 26552500 DOI: 10.1016/j.rgmx.2015.06.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2015] [Revised: 06/16/2015] [Accepted: 06/18/2015] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Obesity is a serious disorder in almost the entire world. It is an important risk factor for a series of conditions that affect and threaten health. Currently, bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, and in addition to the resulting weight loss, it reduces morbidity in this population. There has been a significant increase in the number of obese patients operated on. Despite the success of bariatric surgery, an important group of patients still present with major postoperative complications. In order for endoscopy to effectively contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of complications deriving from obesity surgery, the gastroenterologist must be aware of the particularities involved in bariatric surgery. The present article is a review of the resulting anatomic aspects of the main surgical techniques employed, the most common postoperative symptoms, the potential complications, and the possibilities that endoscopic diagnosis and treatment offer. Endoscopy is a growing and continuously evolving method in the treatment of bariatric surgery complications. The aim of this review is to contribute to the preparation of gastroenterologists so they can offer adequate endoscopic diagnosis and treatment to this high-risk population.
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Bariatric surgery is recognized as the most effective treatment against obesity as it results in significant weight reduction and a high rate of remission of obesity-related comorbidities. However, bariatric surgery is not uncommonly associated with complications and an endoscopic approach to management is preferred over surgical reintervention. This review illustrates the latest developments in the endoscopic management of bariatric surgical complications. RECENT FINDINGS For successful management of complications, precipitating and perpetuating factors must be addressed in addition to directing therapy at the target pathology. Endoscopy is well tolerated even in the acute postoperative setting when performed carefully with CO2 insufflation. Chronic proximal staple-line leaks/fistulas frequently do not respond to primary closure with diversion therapy, and a new technique of stricturotomy has been reported to improve outcomes. Innovations in the field of transoral endoscopic instruments have led to the development of a single-session entirely internal endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography by creating a gastrogastric anastomosis. SUMMARY Endoscopy allows for early diagnosis and prompt institution of therapy and should, therefore, be the first-line intervention in the management of complications of bariatric surgery in patients who do not need urgent surgical intervention. Computed tomography-guided drainage may be necessary in patients with drainable fluid collections. VIDEO ABSTRACT http://links.lww.com/COG/A11.
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Kumbhari V, Oberbach A, Nimgaonkar A. Primary endoscopic therapies for obesity and metabolic diseases. Curr Opin Gastroenterol 2015; 31:351-8. [PMID: 26154430 DOI: 10.1097/mog.0000000000000203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Endoscopic approaches to obesity may help fulfill the unmet need of over half the US adult population who would benefit from therapy for obesity but are not receiving it. Endoluminal approaches have the potential to be more efficacious than antiobesity medications and have a lower risk-cost profile compared with bariatric surgery. This review outlines the current state of primary endoscopic weight loss and metabolic therapies and sheds light on the challenges faced toward making endoscopic bariatric therapies 'ready for prime time'. RECENT FINDINGS Endoscopic approaches to obesity are being increasingly modeled on the proposed mechanisms contributing to the benefits of bariatric surgery.Therapies targeted at the stomach induce weight loss with only a proportional benefit to underlying metabolic disorders.Therapies targeting the proximal small bowel appear to modulate various neurohormonal pathways resulting in an improvement in metabolic profile in excess to that accounted for by weight loss itself. SUMMARY Rigorous scientific assessment of endoscopic approaches to obesity is necessary to allow its integration into the treatment algorithm of obesity. The endoscopic armamentarium against obesity continues to evolve with the endoscopist poised to be a key player in the management of this disease. VIDEO ABSTRACT http://links.lww.com/COG/A12.
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- Vivek Kumbhari
- aDepartment of Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland, USA bDepartment of Cardiac Surgery, University Leipzig Heart Center Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Walsh C, Karmali S. Endoscopic management of bariatric complications: A review and update. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015. [PMID: 25992190 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i5.518.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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With over a third of Americans being considered obese, bariatric procedures have now become the most performed operation be general surgeons in the United States. The most common operations are the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, and the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band. With over 340000 bariatric procedures preformed worldwide in 2011, the absolute number of complications related to these operations is also increasing. Complications, although few, can be life threatening. One of the most dreaded acute complication is the anastomotic/staple line leak. If left undiagnosed or untreated they can lead to sepsis, multi organ failure, and death. Smaller or contained leaks can develop into fistulas. Although most patients with an acute anastomotic leak return to the operating room, there has been a trend to manage the stable patient with an endoscopic stent. They offer an advantage by creating a barrier between enteric content and the leak, and will allow the patients to resume enteral feeding much earlier. Fistulas are a complex and chronic complication with high morbidity and mortality. Postoperative bleeding although rare may also be treated locally with endoscopy. Stenosis is a more frequent late complication and is best-managed with endoscopic therapy. Stents may not heal every fistula or stenosis, however they may prevent certain patients the need for additional revisional surgery.
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- Caolan Walsh
- Caolan Walsh, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada
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- Caolan Walsh, Department of Surgery, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 2Y9, Canada
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Walsh C, Karmali S. Endoscopic management of bariatric complications: A review and update. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2015; 7:518-523. [PMID: 25992190 PMCID: PMC4436919 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v7.i5.518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2014] [Revised: 12/06/2014] [Accepted: 02/12/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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With over a third of Americans being considered obese, bariatric procedures have now become the most performed operation be general surgeons in the United States. The most common operations are the Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass, the Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy, and the Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Band. With over 340000 bariatric procedures preformed worldwide in 2011, the absolute number of complications related to these operations is also increasing. Complications, although few, can be life threatening. One of the most dreaded acute complication is the anastomotic/staple line leak. If left undiagnosed or untreated they can lead to sepsis, multi organ failure, and death. Smaller or contained leaks can develop into fistulas. Although most patients with an acute anastomotic leak return to the operating room, there has been a trend to manage the stable patient with an endoscopic stent. They offer an advantage by creating a barrier between enteric content and the leak, and will allow the patients to resume enteral feeding much earlier. Fistulas are a complex and chronic complication with high morbidity and mortality. Postoperative bleeding although rare may also be treated locally with endoscopy. Stenosis is a more frequent late complication and is best-managed with endoscopic therapy. Stents may not heal every fistula or stenosis, however they may prevent certain patients the need for additional revisional surgery.
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Mathus-Vliegen EMH. The cooperation between endoscopists and surgeons in treating complications of bariatric surgery. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 2014; 28:703-25. [PMID: 25194185 DOI: 10.1016/j.bpg.2014.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2014] [Revised: 06/18/2014] [Accepted: 07/05/2014] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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The results of lifestyle interventions and pharmacotherapy are disappointing in severe obesity which is characterised by premature death and many obesity-associated co-morbidities. Only surgery may achieve significant and durable weight losses associated with increased life expectancy and improvement of co-morbidities. Bariatric surgery involves the gastrointestinal tract and may therefore increase gastrointestinal complaints. Bariatric surgery may also result in complications which in many cases can be solved by endoscopic interventions. This requires a close cooperation between surgeons and endoscopists. This chapter will concentrate on the most commonly performed operations such as the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the adjustable gastric banding and the sleeve gastrectomy, in the majority of cases performed by laparoscopy. Operations such as the vertical banded gastroplasty and the biliopancreatic diversion with or without duodenal switch will not be discussed at length as patients with these operations will not be encountered frequently and their management can be found under the headings of the other operations.
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- E M H Mathus-Vliegen
- Academic Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Kumar N, Thompson CC. Endoscopic management of complications after gastrointestinal weight loss surgery. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 11:343-53. [PMID: 23142331 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.10.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2012] [Revised: 10/23/2012] [Accepted: 10/26/2012] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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As more patients undergo bariatric surgery, gastroenterologists will increasingly encounter variant postsurgical anatomies and postoperative complications. We discuss the diagnosis and management of bleeding, ulcers, foreign bodies, stenoses, leaks, fistulas, pancreaticobiliary diseases, weight regain, and dilated outlets.
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- Nitin Kumar
- Division of Gastroenterology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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