General Hospital stay 1-2 daysRecovery 1-2 weeks Contraindications Poor surgical candidatesSever psychiatric disorderIntolerance to general anesthesiaPregnancyDrug or alcohol addictionUntreated or sever esophagitisBarrett›s esophagusSever gastroparesisAchalasiaPrevious gastrectomy Sometimes used as staged approach…
CHECK YOU POSSIBILITY After smoking cessation. On certain medications Polycystic ovarian syndrome Hypothyroidism and pseudo-hypoparathyroidism Hypogonadism Cushing syndrome Hypothalamic Obesity Genetic Syndromes (Prader-Willi syndrome, Alstrom syndrome, Bardet-Biedl syndrome, Cohen syndrome,…
Measures of body fat Evidence Statement: Measures of body fat give reasonably equivalent values for following overweight or obese patients during treatment. Evidence Category D. BMI to assess overweight RECOMMENDATION:…
Low Calorie Diet Evidence Statement: LCDs can reduce total body weight by an average of 8 percent over 3 to 12 months. Evidence Category A. decrease in abdominal fat Evidence…
reduces blood pressure Evidence Statement: Weight loss produced by lifestyle modifications reduces blood pressure in overweight hypertensive patients. Evidence Category A. overweight nonhypertensive individuals. Evidence Statement: Weight loss produced by…
After the obesity classified as a disease and has had an International Classification of Disease code since just after World War II, many researches and articles focus on obesity…
Reduce body weight Maintain a lower body weight over the long term Prevent further weight gain .
Has the individual sought weight loss on his or her own initiative? Weight loss efforts are unlikely to be successful if patients feel that they have been forced into treatment…
Diet The amount of energy intake relative to energy expenditure is the central reason for the development of obesity. However, diet composition also may be variably important in its pathogenesis.…
Anatomic Characteristics Anatomic Characteristics of Adipose Tissue and Fat Distribution. Obesity is a disease whose pathology lies in the increased size and number of fat cells. An anatomic classification of…
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