Gastric Pouch Resizing for Recurrent Weight Gain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass-Does It Have Its Rational?

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The most effective treatment for obesity and associated comorbidities is metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS). Nevertheless, recurrent weight gain is reported in up to 40% of patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), eventually with a recurrence of obesity-associated comorbidities. Gastric pouch resizing (GPR) is performed as a low-risk secondary surgery to cease weight regain. We herewith analyzed the effect of GPR after primary RYGB on long-term weight loss, course of comorbidities, safety, and patient satisfaction.

Methods

Forty-eight patients undergoing GPR between 2016 and 2020 at the University Hospital of Zurich were included. Data were collected from a prospective database. GPR was performed laparoscopically and included a resection of the enlarged ga

SUBMITTER: Hehl SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11671430 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature