Background Bariatric surgery is an established treatment for severe obesity; however, fewer
than 1 per cent of eligible patients undergo surgery. The perceived risk of surgery may …

Though primary bariatric surgery is now firmly established as the first-line treatment for
morbid obesity, this is not the case with revisional bariatric surgery. Despite proven benefits …

Background Lifelong medical follow-up is mandatory after bariatric surgery. The aim of this
study was to assess the 5-year follow-up after bariatric surgery in a nationwide cohort of …

Background Concerns are rising about the late adverse events following gastric bypass and
sleeve gastrectomy. We aimed to assess, over a 7-year period, the late adverse events after …

Abstract Introduction Pathogenic heterozygous MC4R variants are associated with
hyperphagia and variable degrees of obesity. Several research groups have reported short …

We aimed to systematically review the literature comparing the safety of one-step versus two-
step revisional bariatric surgery from laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) to …

Abstract Purpose Although Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the main primary bariatric
procedure, it has also been utilized as revisional bariatric surgery. Our aim is to compare …

Background Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) is a common obesity-related co-
morbidity that is assessed objectively by 24-h pH monitoring. Some concerns have been …

Background Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was initially described as the
first step of a 2-stage procedure for high-risk patients requiring laparoscopic Roux-en-Y …

Background Weight loss failure and proton pomp inhibitor (PPI)-resistant gastroesophageal
reflux diseases (GERD) after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are frequently encountered …