Lifestyle intervention programmes often produce insufficient weight loss and poor weight
loss maintenance. As a result, an increasing number of patients with obesity and related …

Background The clinical significance of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a primary bariatric
intervention is still under debate. This article aims to systematically analyze excessive …

Background LSG has been increasingly performed. Long-term follow-up is necessary.
Methods During the Fourth International Consensus Summit on LSG in New York Dec. 2012 …

Background Obesity is associated with nutritional deficiencies. Bariatric surgery could
worsen these deficiencies. Fewer nutritional deficiencies would be seen after sleeve …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has been identified as an innovative
surgical approach for the treatment of obesity and is increasingly applied worldwide …

Bariatric surgery may increase the risk of iron, vitamin B 12, folate and copper deficiencies,
which can cause anaemia. This review aims to critique the evidence on the prevalence of …

Obesity is one of the main causes of inflammation. Previous studies have reported
inconclusive results regarding the effect of bariatric surgery on inflammatory markers. This …

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is supposed to induce fewer nutritional deficiencies than gastric
bypass (GBP). However, few studies have compared nutritional status after these two …

The growing prevalence of obesity explains the rising interest in bariatric surgery. Compared
with non-surgical treatment options, bariatric surgery results in greater and sustained …

Objective Obesity is a state of chronic low grade inflammation with increased levels of
inflammatory markers such as C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor …