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Observational studyObesity surgery2020

Acceleration of Gastric Emptying and Improvement of GERD Outcome After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in Non-diabetic Obese Patients.

Mohamed Abdalla Salman, Hani Maurice Sabri Mikhail, Ahmed Abdelsalam, Ahmed Abdallah, Hossam E Elshafey, Tarek Elsayed Abouelregal, Mahmoud Gouda Omar, Hesham Elkassar, Reham Abdelghany Ahmed, Mohamed Atallah and 4 more

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Observational study in Obesity surgery, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mohamed Abdalla SalmanGeneral Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Mohammed.Salman@kasralainy.edu.eg.
Hani Maurice Sabri MikhailGeneral Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed AbdelsalamGeneral Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed AbdallahGeneral Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hossam E ElshafeyGeneral Surgery Department, Faculty of Medicine, Helwan University, Helwan, Egypt.
Tarek Elsayed AbouelregalInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mahmoud Gouda OmarInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Hesham ElkassarInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Reham Abdelghany AhmedInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Mohamed AtallahNational Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
Hossam El-Din ShaabanNational Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
Zeinab AbdellatifEndemic Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Shaimaa ElkholyInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Ahmed Abdallah SalmanInternal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt.
Cairo University · EGNational Water Research Center · EGHelwan University · EG

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeObesity has become a pandemic nowadays. Bariatric surgery is increasingly performed to manage obesity. Currently, laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is a widely accepted procedure given its feasibility and efficacy. Previous studies revealed conflicting results regarding the change of gastric emptying following sleeve gastrectomy. The primary aim of the present study is to assess gastric motor function by gastric emptying scintigraphy in a cohort of non-diabetic patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) for treatment of severe obesity.

methodsThis prospective observational study included 100 obese, non-diabetic patients attending the surgery clinic at Cairo University Hospitals and Al Azhar University Hospitals. LSG was performed following a standardized protocol, with no complications observed. All patients had gastric emptying scintigraphy done through a standard semisolid meal (250 kcal), marked with 0.5 mCiTc 99, pre-operatively and 3 months after LSG.

resultsThe mean age was 38.71 years (9.2) and males comprised 57% of the cohort. The body mass index, low-density lipoproteins, and glycated hemoglobin declined significantly at 3-month postsurgery. The scintigraphy study revealed a significantly reduced percent retention at equivalent time points 3 months after LSG. In addition, the percent of patients suffering from GERD decreased significantly after LSG.

conclusionGastric emptying becomes faster after LSG in morbidly obese non-diabetic patients. GERD symptoms improve after surgery.

Indexed as

Gastric BypassGastroesophageal RefluxLaparoscopyObesity, MorbidAccelerationAdultBody Mass IndexFemaleGastrectomyGastric EmptyingHumansMaleTreatment OutcomeGastric emptying scintigraphyLSGMorbid obesity

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