Digestive System Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine
Conditions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - BMI = 40 ( Without Co-morbidities ). - 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: - Preoperative upper GI endoscopy findings of GERD class C and Barrett’s esophagus. - 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 sever cardiovascular or sever restrictive respiratory diseases. - Significant abdominal ventral hernia. - Major psychiatric illness. - Pregnancy
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight Loss;Comorbidities resolution | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| post-operative reflux | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Patient Information Manager