Sleeve gastrectomy reveals the plasticity of the human gastric epithelium by Amit Elad, Botros Moalem, Dana Sender, Aya Bardugo, Ki-Suk Kim, Yhara Arad, Haya Benhayon, Ayelet Gal Etzyoni, Nehemia Greenstein, Aviv Halfon, Sarah Knapp, Michelle Malis, Bailey Peck, Itia Samuel, Amram Kupietzky, Saleh Daher, Esther Forkosh, David Hakimian, Tiberiu Hershcovici, Nadav Ilani, Lior Katz, Moshe Rottenstreich, Elez Vainer, Yuval Ishay, Eitan Zlotnick, Abed Nasereddin, Idid Shiff, Ariel Benson, Ronit Grinbaum, Siddhartha Mishra, Shlomi Kotler, Linda C. Samuelson, Darleen A. Sandoval, Rachel Ben-Haroush Schyr, Danny Ben-Zvi

“…Sleeve gastrectomy (SG), a bariatric surgery where 80% of the gastric corpus is excised, presents a challenge for gastric pH homeostasis. …”
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Chinese Experts′ Consensus on the Management of Hypothalamic Obesity Secondary to Sellar Lesions by Hypothalamic and Pituitary Disease Group of China Alliance for Rare Diseases

“…Furthermore, we recommend that lifestyle interventions be strengthened to patients with hypothalamic obesity, coupled with administering weight-losing drugs or bariatric surgery when necessary, and taking appropriate hormonal replacement for hypopituitarism.…”
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Medical therapy to treat obesity and optimize fertility in women of reproductive age: a narrative review by Janelle Duah, David B. Seifer

“…Orlistat is another FDA-approved medication for weight loss; however, it is currently used much less often than other anti-obesity drugs because of its relatively lower efficacy and significant side effects. Bariatric surgery, which can lead to significant weight loss (25–50%), was previously regarded as the most durable method for weight loss, before the advent of GLP1-RAs. …”
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Vagal Blocking Improves Glycemic Control and Elevated Blood Pressure in Obese Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by S. Shikora, J. Toouli, M. F. Herrera, B. Kulseng, H. Zulewski, R. Brancatisano, L. Kow, J. P. Pantoja, G. Johnsen, A. Brancatisano, K. S. Tweden, M. B. Knudson, C. J. Billington

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Mimicking Myelodysplastic Syndrome: Importance of Differential Diagnosis by Thomas Luo, Joanna Zurko, John Astle, Nirav N. Shah

“…In patients with new-onset pancytopenia, copper deficiency must be considered on the differential, especially in the setting of known risk factors such as bariatric surgery, zinc supplementation, and celiac disease. …”
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Remodeling Intestinal Flora with Sleeve Gastrectomy in Diabetic Rats by Xiaofei Huang, Pan Weng, Huixin Zhang, Yingli Lu

“…Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the approaches of bariatric surgery and could improve blood glucose control in type 2 diabetes patients. …”
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Resolution of Fundic Gland Polyposis following Laparoscopic Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation and Subsequent Cessation of Proton Pump Inhibitors by Joel R. Brockmeyer, Erin E. Connolly, Richard J. Wittchow, Shanu N. Kothari

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Managing Leaks and Fistulas After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Challenges and Solutions by Gipe J, Agathis AZ, Nguyen SQ

“…The aim is to provide a source for surgeons to reference when they encounter this disease pathology and to shed light on a daunting challenge for the modern bariatric surgeon.Keywords: sleeve gastrectomy, leak, fistula, management…”
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Small Bowel Obstruction Secondary to a Metamucil Bezoar: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sara Abou Azar, Mohammad Rachad Wehbe, Sarah Jamali, Ali Hallal

“…It should be highly suspected in patients with gastric hypomotility disorders, psychiatric conditions, prior abdominal or bariatric surgery, or improper intake of medication. …”
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Type 2 diabetes remission through lifestyle intervention in a geriatric patient with long-standing diabetes and at thirty-three-months follow-up by Pramod Tripathi, Diptika Tiwari, Milanjeet Kaur Raizada, Nidhi Kadam

“…It is also common in patients with obesity undergoing bariatric surgery. In this report, we present the case of a 66-year-old male patient with a 30-year history of T2D and mild obesity who achieved remission of T2D through customized integrated intensive lifestyle modifications, including a vegan diet, exercise and psychological support. …”
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Life-Threatening Hypocalcemia following Subtotal Parathyroidectomy in a Patient with Renal Failure and Previous Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery by Betsy Palal, Marvin Sinsakul, Sirimon Reutrakul

“…Special considerations should be given to bariatric surgery patients undergoing neck exploration.…”
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Identification of Novel Clinical Factors Associated with Hepatic Fat Accumulation in Extreme Obesity by Glenn S. Gerhard, Peter Benotti, G. Craig Wood, Xin Chu, George Argyropoulos, Anthony Petrick, William E. Strodel, Jon D. Gabrielsen, Anna Ibele, Christopher D. Still, Christopher Kingsley, Johanna DiStefano

“…We analyzed 2929 patients undergoing intraoperative liver biopsy during a primary bariatric surgery. Univariate and multivariate regression modeling was used to identify associations with over 200 clinical variables with the presence of any fat in the liver and with moderate to severe versus mild fat accumulation. …”
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Prevalence of Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders according to Rome III Criteria in Italian Morbidly Obese Patients by Antonella Santonicola, Luigi Angrisani, Carolina Ciacci, Paola Iovino

“…Consecutive obese patients eligible for bariatric surgery and 100 Healthy Controls (HC) were recruited. …”
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Determinants of Weight Loss following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: The Role of Psychological Burden, Coping Style, and Motivation to Undergo Surgery by Andrea Figura, Anne Ahnis, Andreas Stengel, Tobias Hofmann, Ulf Elbelt, Jürgen Ordemann, Matthias Rose

“…The amount of excess weight loss (%EWL) among obese patients after bariatric surgery varies greatly. However, reliable predictors have not been established yet. …”
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Complications, Reoperations, and Nutrient Deficiencies Two Years after Sleeve Gastrectomy by Nicole Pech, Frank Meyer, Hans Lippert, Thomas Manger, Christine Stroh

“…SG as a single step procedure is an effective bariatric intervention. Nutritional deficiencies after SG can be detected by routine nutritional screening. …”
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Changes in Adipokines following Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery in Chinese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and BMI of 22–30 kg·m−2 by Chandrama Shrestha, Honghui He, Yiqun Liu, Shaihong Zhu, Jing Xiong, Zhaohui Mo

“…Although altered endocrine changes following bariatric surgery in morbidly obese patients with diabetes have been demonstrated by previous studies, little is known about their effects on low BMI patients of T2DM. …”
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Post sleeve gastrectomy-enriched gut commensal Clostridia promotes secondary bile acid increase and weight loss by Shaoqian Zhao, Huibin Lin, Wen Li, Xiaoqiang Xu, Qihan Wu, Zhifeng Wang, Juan Shi, Yufei Chen, Lingxia Ye, Liuqing Xi, Lijia Chen, Mingyang Yuan, Junlei Su, Aibo Gao, Jiabin Jin, Xiayang Ying, Xiaolin Wang, Yaorui Ye, Yingkai Sun, Yifei Zhang, Xiaxing Deng, Baiyong Shen, Weiqiong Gu, Guang Ning, Weiqing Wang, Jie Hong, Jiqiu Wang, Ruixin Liu

“…The gut microbiome is altered after bariatric surgery and is associated with weight loss. …”
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Multiple Factors Related to the Secretion of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 by XingChun Wang, Huan Liu, Jiaqi Chen, Yan Li, Shen Qu

“…Some drugs also have influence on GLP-1 secretion. Bariatric surgery may improve metabolism through the action on GLP-1 levels. …”
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Endoscopic blind limb reduction with septotomy for the treatment of candy cane syndrome after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: Pilot feasibility study by Kambiz Kadkhodayan, Zubair Khan, Shayan Irani, Artur Viana, Saurabh Chandan, Sagar Pathak, Abdullah Abassi, Mustafa A Arain, Maham Hayat, Deepanshu Jain, Dennis Yang, Muhammad Khalid Hasan, Gustavo Bello Vincentelli

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Primary Operation for Morbid Obesity: Experience with 200 Patients by Paolo Gentileschi

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