Observational studyAnnals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England2020
Mid-term bariatric surgery outcomes for obese patients: does weight matter?
Observational study in Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Safety and Efficacy of Single- and Two-step Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in the Setting of Obesity with ≥ 50 kg/mObesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Patients with Severe Obesity Undergoing Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Versus Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and an Updated Meta-Analysis.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Ring-Augmented Versus Non-Ring Augmented Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m²: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- When BMI exceeds 50: what ten years of follow-up reveal after bariatric surgery (BARI-10-POL study).Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Obesity: pathophysiology and therapeutic interventions.Molecular biomedicine · 2025Review
- Scientific Evidence for the Updated Guidelines on Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (IFSO/ASMBS).Obesity surgery · 2024Article
- Weight Regain after Metabolic Surgery: Beyond the Surgical Failure.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Review
- Challenges in the care and treatment of patients with extreme obesity.Archives of endocrinology and metabolism · 2024Review
- Obesity, Inflammation, and Severe Asthma: an Update.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2021Review
- Comparison of Liver Recovery After Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass.Obesity surgery · 2021Article
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Abstract
introductionStudies have attempted to identify prognostic indicators for successful outcomes following bariatric surgery for obesity. The aim of this study was to determine whether the degree of obesity affects outcomes in patients who are morbidly obese (basal metabolic index, BMI, 40-49.9 kg/m MATERIAL AND
methodsRetrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database was undertaken to include all consecutive laparoscopic adjustable gastric bands (LAGB), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomies (LSG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) procedures since 2010. Patients with at least two years of follow-up were included. At each visit, the patient's weight, BMI, excess weight loss and comorbidity status were recorded.
resultsA total of 353 patients (75% women) were included in the analysis; 65 (18.4%) underwent LAGB; 70 (19.8%) LSG and 218 (61.8%) LRYGB. At presentation, the median BMI for the morbidly obese sub-group was 47.2 kg/m
conclusionThe mid-term results for weight loss and resolution of obesity-related comorbidities is best achieved in super-obese patients undergoing LRYGB, without any significant increase in complications with this procedure as compared with LAGB and LSG.
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