Patients with BMIs below the Ontario Bariatric Network’s surgery eligibility threshold of 35, those without 6-month follow-up data, and those who underwent revisional surgery were excluded.

the present study included 102,297 primary procedures and 32,328 revisional procedures. The majority (79%) of participants were female. The average age on the day of any bariatric surgery was 44.

Median time to revisional surgery was 50 months. The main reasons for removal were: weight regain (n = 23; 40%), band slippage (n = 14; 25%), and pouch dilatation (n = 9; 16%). Thirty (53%) patients ...

Image caption, Omar Khan said those patients looked at for the study were left severely ill after complications arose from having weight-loss surgery abroad Consultant bariatric surgeon Omar Khan ...

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a recognized possible outcome of bariatric surgery and may necessitate revisional surgery. In a recent study published in Surgical Endoscopy, researchers said ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients who have undergone bariatric surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), revision surgery is common and is mainly with a Roux-en-Y gastric ...

FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 (HealthDay News) -- For patients who have undergone bariatric surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), revision surgery is common and is mainly with a Roux-en-Y gastric ...