Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: BMI = 40. BMI 35 – 40 with obesity-related comorbidities (e.g. hypertension, hyperlipidemia, type 2 diabetes mellitus, obstructive sleep apnea, obesity hypoventilation syndrome, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, and severe arthritis). Able to be committed to follow-up.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - Previous upper GIT surgery or liver cirrhosis. - On oral steroid therapy. - Previous bariatric surgery. - Not fit for general anesthesia (e.g. patients with severe heart disease or untreatable coagulopathies). - Contraindications for insufflation as those with severe cardiovascular or severe restrictive respiratory diseases. - Significant abdominal ventral hernia. - Major psychiatric illness. - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-operative bleeding;Gastric twist ;Hospital stay | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| post-operative reflux ;Excess body weight loss | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Patient Information Manager