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Bariatric Times • December 2008 Journal Watch conclude that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is relatively safe for weight loss as a primary procedure as well prior to a secondary nonbariatric procedure in high-risk patients. PMID: 17981515 Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy achieves substantial weight loss in an adolescent girl with morbid obesity. Till HK, Muensterer O, Keller A, et al. Eur J Pediatr Surg. 2008;18(1):47–49. Synopsis: In this case study, authors discuss the outcome and rationale for using laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as the bariatric surgical approach for a 16-year-old girl with morbid obesity. PMID: 18302070 Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: standardized technique of a potential stand-alone bariatric procedure in morbidly obese patients. 31 Synopsis: Authors discuss the presentation and treatment of acute Wernicke’s encephalopathy in a patient two months after laparoscopic bariatric surgery. They also discuss the permanent results of this disorder and make recommendations for preventive nutritional supplementation. PMID: 14980048 Preoperative thiamine deficiency in obese population undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. Carrodeguas L, Kaidar-Person O, Szomstein S, et al. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2005;1(6):517–522; discussion 522. Epub 2005 Sep 28. Synopsis: To evaluate the degree of thiamine deficiency in obese patients before bariatric surgery at the authors’ institution, they retrospectively reviewed the medical records of consecutive patients who underwent laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding from 2003 to 2004 and included 303 patients in this study. Based on the results, they conclude that obese patients undergoing bariatric surgery may have significant thiamine deficiency before surgery. PMID: 16925281 Nutrient deficiencies secondary to bariatric surgery. Alvarez-Leite JI. Curr Opin Clin Nutr Metab Care. 2004;7(5):569–575. Review. Synopsis: Author reviews the literature on nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgery, including etiology, incidence, treatment, and prevention. PMID: 15295278 Kueper MA, Kramer KM, Kirschniak A, et al. World J Surg. 2008;32(7):1462–1465. Synopsis: Authors describe, step by step, their standardized technique for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy with respect to abdominal access and narrowness of the gastric sleeve. PMID: 18368447 Weight loss, appetite suppression, and changes in fasting and postprandial ghrelin and peptideYY levels after Roux-en-Y gastric LAPAROSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for morbid obesity. Moy J, Pomp A, Dakin G, et al. Am J Surg. 2008;196(5):e56–59. Synopsis: Authors discuss laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a single-stage or two-stage procedure for morbidly obese patients as well as for high-risk, super-obese patients, and also describe their laparoscopic sleeve technique. PMID: 18954593 Complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Lalor PF, Tucker ON, Szomstein S, Rosenthal RJ. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2008;4(1):33–38. Epub 2007 Nov 5. Synopsis: To examine the morbidity and mortality arising from laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as a primary procedure for weight loss, authors retrospectively reviewed the data of 164 patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy from 2004 to 2007, 148 of whom underwent the procedure in a single stage. Based on the results, authors

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