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ArticleObesity surgery2024

IFSO Worldwide Survey 2020-2021: Current Trends for Bariatric and Metabolic Procedures.

Luigi Angrisani, Antonella Santonicola, Paola Iovino, Rossella Palma, Lilian Kow, Gerhard Prager, Almino Ramos, Scott Shikora, Collaborative Study Group for the IFSO Worldwide Survey

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Article in Obesity surgery, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06829381 (Tailoring One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Based on Total Small Bowel Length - A Randomized Controlled Trial), which is not on this map. Cited by 199 papers, 22 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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199citing papers in PubMed, 22 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06829381 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Tailoring One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass Based on Total Small Bowel Length - A Randomized Controlled Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorTel-Aviv Sourasky Medical CenterRan2025 to 2029Enrolled500ConditionsMetabolic and Bariatric SurgeryArmsTailored BPL length, Control - BPL 180 cm
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

199 citing papers in PubMed, 22 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 212 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy on Male Sexual Function: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2026
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  20. Long‑term outcomes of adjustable gastric banding: a 15‑year prospective randomized trial comparing 2 band types in 103 patients.Wideochirurgia i inne techniki maloinwazyjne = Videosurgery and other miniinvasive techniques · 2024
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139 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 7 institutions in 5 countries.

Luigi AngrisaniPublic Health Department - School of Medicine, "Federico II" University of Naples, Naples, Italy. luigiangrisani@chirurgiaobesita.it.ORCID 0000-0002-7695-5538
Antonella SantonicolaGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Paola IovinoGastrointestinal Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy.
Rossella PalmaDepartment of Surgical Sciences, "Sapienza" University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Lilian KowFlinders University, Adelaide, South Australia.
Gerhard PragerDivision of Visceral Surgery, Department of General Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Almino RamosGastro-Obeso-Center Institute, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Scott ShikoraBrigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA.
Collaborative Study Group for the IFSO Worldwide Survey
University of Salerno · ITBrigham and Women's Hospital · USFederico II University Hospital · ITFlinders University · AUGastro Obeso Center · BRMedical University of Vienna · ATSapienza University of Rome · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThis IFSO survey aims to describe the current trends of metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) reporting on the number and types of surgical and endoluminal procedures performed in 2020 and 2021, in the world and within each IFSO chapter.

methodsAll national societies belonging to IFSO were asked to complete the survey form. The number and types of procedures performed (surgical and endoluminal interventions) from 2020 to 2021 were documented. A special section focused on the impact of COVID-19, the existence of national protocols for MBS, the use of telemedicine, and any mortality related to MBS. A trend analysis of the data, both worldwide and within each IFSO chapter, was also performed for the period between 2018 and 2021.

resultsFifty-seven of the 74 (77%) IFSO national societies submitted the survey. Twenty-four of the 57 (42.1%) reported data from their national registries. The total number of surgical and endoluminal procedures performed in 2020 was 507,806 and in 2021 was 598,834. Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) remained the most performed bariatric procedure. Thirty national societies (52%) had regional protocols for MBS during COVID-19, 61.4% supported the use of telemedicine, and only 47.3% collected data on mortality after MBS in 2020. These percentages did not significantly change in 2021 (p > 0.05).

conclusionsThe number of MBS markedly decreased worldwide during 2020. Although there was a positive trend in 2021, it did not reach the values obtained before the COVID-19 pandemic. SG continued to be the most performed operation. Adjustable gastric banding (AGB) continues to decrease worldwide.

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BariatricsBariatric SurgeryCOVID-19Gastric BypassObesity, MorbidGastrectomyHumansPandemicsCOVID-19 pandemicIFSO chaptersMetabolic and bariatric surgery

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PMID38438667
PMCPMC11026210
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