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Predictors of post-discharge pain and satisfaction with pain management after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a prospective cohort study
Pain management after bariatric surgery remains challenging given the risk for analgesia-related adverse events (e.g., opioid use disorder, marginal ulcers). Identifying modifiable factors associated with pati...
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Prescription and consumption of opioids after bariatric surgery: a multicenter prospective cohort study
In the current opioid crisis, bariatric surgical patients are at increased risk of harms related to postoperative opioid overprescribing. This study aimed to assess the extent to which opioids prescribed at di...
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Side-to-side duodeno-ileal magnetic compression anastomosis: design and feasibility of a novel device in a porcine model
Minimally invasive metabolic/bariatric surgery (MBS) may be further advanced by magnetic compression anastomosis (MCA) technology. The study aimed to develop a magnet sized to create a patent duodeno-ileostomy...
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Patients’ experiences undergoing cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study
This study aimed to understand patients’ experiences undergoing cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to COVID-19, many elective cancer surgeries were delayed creating a massive backlog of c...
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Laparoscopic and Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a bariatric procedure was initially described in 1999 as part of a laparoscopic duodenal switch and then performed as a two-stage procedure for high-risk patients, the i...
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Duodenal Bipartition or Side-to-Side Duodeno-Ileostomy: Rationale and Technical Details
A side-to-side duodeno-ileostomy, or “duodenal bipartition,” is a modification of the single anastomosis duodeno-ileostomy (SADI), a much less complicated anastomosis. Compared to the SADI, the duodenal transe...