Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Morbid Obesity
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: - Pre-operative upper GI endoscopy findings of GERD class B, class C, barrett's esophagus or any hiatus hernia. - Previous upper GIT surgery or liver cirrhosis. - On oral steroid therapy. - Previous bariatric surgery. - Not fit for general anaesthesia (e.g. patients with severe heart disease or untreatable coagulopathies). - Contraindications for insufflation as those with sever cardiovascular or severe restrictive respiratory diseases. - Significant abdominal ventral hernia. - Major psychiatric illness. - Pregnant patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Weight loss;Co-morbidities resolution | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-operative reflux symptoms | — |
Countries
Egypt
Contacts
Patient Information Manager