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3992180

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1985-6-5
pubmed:abstractText
Twenty-four grossly obese patients were operated on with horizontal gastroplasty. One patient died postoperatively of pulmonary embolism. The remaining 23 were extensively studied before and repeatedly after surgery. Eighteen months postoperatively the average weight loss was 34.4 kg (range, 1-71 kg). Seven patients had a weight reduction of less than 20% after 18 months. Postoperatively, biochemical variables reflecting glucose and lipid metabolism and liver function improved. B-hemoglobin, S-iron levels, and serum concentrations of folate and cobalamins decreased significantly. No negative histological changes could be found in the gastric mucosa during the follow-up period. Although only positive metabolic changes have been registered, we feel that gastroplasty, which is not without early postoperative complications and has a failure rate of about 30%, cannot be generally recommended until the problem of postoperative dilation of the stoma has been successfully solved.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0036-5521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
20
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
215-21
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1985
pubmed:articleTitle
Gastroplasty as a treatment for massive obesity. A clinical and biochemical evaluation.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't