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Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is a relatively simple procedure and has become the most well-known bariatric surgical procedure in Korea and Western countries. However, this procedure has several disadvantages in terms...
Obesity, which is one of the most important noncommunicable diseases, has become an epidemic. With the outbreak of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, the collision of these two health...
Purpose: The purpose of the study is to determine the prevalence and predictors of OSA in Chinese bariatric surgery candidates.
Materials and Methods: The clinical data were collected from 326...
Purpose: Both primary and revisional bariatric surgery are on the rise due to global obesity pandemic. This study aimed to assess the indications for revision after one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB)...
Purpose: Dumping syndrome (DS) is an important but often underreported problem occurring after bariatric surgery. It is believed that gastric bypass procedures like Roux-en-Y Gastric By-pass (RYGB) and One-Anastomosis Gastric...
Acute leakage after sleeve gastrectomy progresses into chronic leakage by 10-28.1%, which causes the surgeon to be disturbed. The main treatment for chronic leakage is surgery, but the authors report...