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ArticleSurgical endoscopy2018

Endoscopic gastrojejunostomy revision is more effective than medical management alone to address weight regain after RYGB.

H Mason Hedberg, Alexander Trenk, Kristine Kuchta, John G Linn, JoAnn Carbray, Michael B Ujiki

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Article in Surgical endoscopy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

H Mason HedbergDepartment of Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. herbert.hedberg@uchospitals.edu.
Alexander TrenkDepartment of Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60601, USA.
Kristine KuchtaDepartment of Biostatistics and Research Informatics, NorthShore University HealthSystem, Evanston, IL, USA.
John G LinnDepartment of Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60601, USA.
JoAnn CarbrayDepartment of Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60601, USA.
Michael B UjikiDepartment of Surgery, NorthShore University HealthSystem, 2650 Ridge Ave, Evanston, IL, 60601, USA.
NorthShore University HealthSystem · USUniversity of Chicago Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWeight regain after bariatric roux-en-y gastric bypass affects up to 30% of individuals. Revisional surgery is risky, and is typically avoided in favor of dietary and psychological management. Endoscopic gastrojejunostomy revision is a low-morbidity, outpatient procedure that may be more effective than medical management alone for regain after gastric bypass.

methodsTwo patient cohorts were retrospectively assembled. Both groups had gastric bypass, regained weight, and were cleared for revision by their surgeon, dietician, and psychologist. The revision group underwent the procedure, and the no-revision group did not, typically due to insurance issues. Weights from pre-bypass to 2 years post-revision, obesity-related comorbidities, and intraoperative factors were collected and analyzed.

resultsThere were 41 patients included in the revision group and 14 in the no-revision group. Up to the time of revision procedure, body mass index, and % excess weight loss between groups were similar. After revision, the groups diverged over a 2-year period, with improvement seen in the revision group and worsening in the no-revision group. The revision group showed overall improvement in comorbidities compared to the no-revision group. Analysis of intraoperative factors suggests that gastric pouch restriction in addition to stoma diameter reduction may promote weight loss.

conclusionsIn this retrospective study, endoscopic revision provided significantly greater weight loss compared to medical management alone. Results show that revision can help resolve obesity-related comorbidities. Analysis of intraoperative factors suggests that pouch reduction at time of stoma revision may improve weight loss.

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Gastric BypassWeight GainAdultAgedBody Mass IndexFemaleGastrostomyHumansJejunostomyLaparoscopyMaleMiddle AgedObesity, MorbidRecurrenceReoperationRetrospective StudiesBariatricComorbidityEndoscopicGastric bypassObesity

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