ArticleObesity surgery2024
Impenetrable Abdomen: A Case Report of Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty Performed in Patient with Huge Paramedian Laparocele.
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- Port Site Placement and Outcomes for Surgical Obesity and Metabolic Surgeries (PSPOSO) Checklist: A New Reporting Checklist Based on Evidential Assessment of the Number of Trocars and Positions.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Assessing the Safety and Aesthetic Benefits of Reduced Port Bikini-Line Sleeve Gastrectomy (RBSG): An Initial Report.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Are We Adopting New Technologies in MBS to Serve the Patients or Because They Fascinate the Surgeon?Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Comparative impact of different weight loss strategies on obstructive sleep apnea: an integrated review of surgical, pharmacological, and lifestyle interventions.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- "Impenetrable" Is a Subjective Term and Bariatric Procedures Can Provide a Safer Treatment Option for Patients with Obesity and Complex Abdominal Wall Hernias-"Laparocele".Obesity surgery · 2024Article
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Abstract
introductionBariatric surgical techniques have demonstrated scientific efficacy and interventional safety; however, these approaches are not universally appropriate for all patients. The term "impenetrable abdomen" refers to the inability to achieve surgical access to the abdominal cavity, a condition that may arise from several underlying factors. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is proposed as a safe and effective technique in this subgroup of patients with obesity. MATERIALS AND
methodsA 56-year-old Caucasian woman with an impenetrable abdomen due to the presence of a large left paramedian laparocele underwent ESG (Fig. 1) to our unit. An abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan revealed a substantial laparocele in the left paramedian region, involving the tenuous loops, mesentery, and part of the transverse colon. The patient body mass index (BMI) at presentation was 47.15 kg/m
resultsRegular outpatient follow-up visits showed significant reduction of the BMI at 6 months post-procedure with a value of 34.9 kg/m
conclusionIn our experience, we confirm that endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is both feasible and safe in patients presenting with an impenetrable abdomen. Despite the minimally invasive approach, this technique has proven effective in terms of body weight loss and reduction of obesity related compared with bariatric surgery.
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