One of the roles of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic
Disorders (IFSO) is to provide guidance on the management of patients seeking surgery for …

Background Gastric bypasses were the most common bariatric surgery for many years, and
long-term complications after gastric bypass are known to be relatively common …

Background This systematic review and meta-analysis searched, retrieved and synthesized
the evidence as to whether preoperative esophagogastroduodenoscopy (p-EGD) should be …

The number of bariatric procedures has increased notably, with incidental findings such as
gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) being observed in 2%. The number of studies …

Aım To determine the prevalence of histopathological findings requiring clinical follow-up in
morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and evaluate …

Context.—Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) has quickly become the bariatric surgical
procedure of choice for patients with obesity who have failed medical management …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) specimens are histologically analyzed
to identify incidental pathologies. However, no guidelines recommend routine histology. This …

Introduction Endoscopy prior to bariatric surgery is not always performed, and in sleeve
gastrectomy (SG), the surgical specimen is not always sent for pathological examination …

Background: We evaluated the relationship between comorbidities associated with obesity,
body mass index (BMI), and development of intestinal metaplasia (IM) after vertical sleeve …

Background Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) represents one of the most commonly
performed bariatric procedures and, in contrast to the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, produces a …