Benchmarking Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery

Is Elective Gastroscopy Prior to Bariatric Surgery in an Asian Cohort Worthwhile?

“…Patients may lose weight initially but find it hard to maintain weight loss [5]. Surgical options are often considered for morbidly obese patients who have been unable to achieve weight loss via non-surgical approaches.…”

Psychological characterisation of severely obese patients: pre- and post-bariatric surgery

“…A falta de consenso acerca do protocolo de avaliação pré-e pós-cirúrgica pode ser explicada pela falta de evidência das características psicopatológicas que devem ser identificadas durante a preparação da cirurgia. A maioria dos pacientes obesos não apresenta [12] psicopatologia severa e não há um único ("típico") [13] perfil psicológico entre os candidatos a cirurgia , nem um tipo de personalidade que possa caracterizar ou [14] definir um bom ou mau candidato a cirurgia . No entanto, a maior parte dos estudos revela que as taxas de prevalência de perturbações de humor entre pacientes bariátricos são mais elevadas que as encontradas para a [15] população geral .…”

“…The lack of consensus about the preand post-surgical psychological assessment protocol may be explained by the lack of evidence on the psychopathological characteristics that must be identified during the preparation for the surgery. The majority of the obese patients do not present severe [12] psychopathology and there is not a single ("typical") [13] psychological profile among surgery candidates , nor a specific personality type that could characterise or [14] define a good or bad candidate for the surgery . Nevertheless, in most studies, bariatric patients reveal higher prevalence rates of mood disturbances, when [15] compared with general population .…”

Unusual bariatric complication in pregnancy

“…The reported incidence of band slippage varies between 1 and 22% [18]. There are two subtypes of band slippage: anterior or posterior gastric prolapse.…”