Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: technique and initial experienceA Baltasar
Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 12:245-8. 2002
..The duodenal Switch (DS) is a variant of the biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity...
[Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. A bariatric procedure with multiple indications]Carlos Serra
, , Alcoy, Alicante,
Cir Esp 79:289-92. 2006
..LSG can be the ideal technique in patients with a BMI > 55 and in morbidly obese patients with severe intercurrent diseases. It is an excellent alternative to banding in patients with low BMI and in those with bands requiring conversion...
[One thousand bariatric interventions]Aniceto Baltasar
Servicio de Cirugia General, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios y Sanatorio San Jorge, Alcoy, Alicante, Espana
Cir Esp 79:349-55. 2006
..Bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for morbid obesity. The aim of the present study was to evaluate changes over 29 years of personal experience and in bariatric surgery in general...
Re-sleeve gastrectomyAniceto Baltasar
The Surgical Service, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 16:1535-8. 2006
..Laparoscopic re-sleeve gastrectomy (LRSG) has been used sparingly, but it also may become a possibility if more patients have the isolated LSG...
[Laparoscopic reoperative sleeve gastrectomy]Carlos Serra
Servicio de Cirugia General, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Cir Esp 82:37-40. 2007
..Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) was developed after the laparoscopic duodenal switch (LDS) procedure and is increasingly indicated in the treatment of morbid obesity. The main indication for LSG is LDS in patients with superobesity...
Duodenal switch: an effective therapy for morbid obesity--intermediate resultsA Baltasar
Surgical Service, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 11:54-8. 2001
..The duodenal switch (DS) is a variant of the biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), with a vertical subtotal gastrectomy and pylorus preservation...
Clinical hepatic impairment after the duodenal switchAniceto Baltasar
General Surgical Service, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 14:77-83. 2004
..Biliopancreatic diversion has been widely used for the treatment of morbid obesity and hepatic steatosis, and very few cases of liver impairment as a complication of this operation have been reported...
Hand-sewn laparoscopic duodenal switchAniceto Baltasar
, Alcoy, Alicante, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Surg Obes Relat Dis 3:94-6. 2007
Mucocele of the gastric tube after conversion of VBG to DSAniceto Baltasar
Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 16:528. 2006
Internal hernias and gastric perforation after a laparoscopic gastric bypassC Serra
The Surgical Service, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 9:546-9. 1999
..Proper evaluation of clinical signs and symptoms, early abdominal CT scan, and urgent operative intervention are mandatory to achieve a successful outcome...
Treatment of gastric leaks with coated self-expanding stents after sleeve gastrectomyCarlos Serra
General Surgery Service, Interventional Radiology, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 17:866-72. 2007
..We present our experience in the treatment of gastric leaks with coated self-expandable stents (CSES)...
Use of a Roux limb to correct esophagogastric junction fistulas after sleeve gastrectomyAniceto Baltasar
The Surgical Service, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 17:1408-10. 2007
..The Roux limb resolved a dangerous EGJ leak after a LSG...
Liver cirrhosis and bariatric operationsAniceto Baltasar
Surg Obes Relat Dis 2:580; author reply 580-1. 2006
Total gastrectomy for complications of the duodenal switch, with reversalCarlos Serra
Servicio de Cirugia General, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 16:1082-6. 2006
..4% morbidity rates (6.5% due to leaks). We present our experience with 9 patients operated with a DS, who later underwent total gastrectomy (TG) for complications of the sleeve gastrectomy...
[Comparative results between vertical ringed gastroplasty and duodenal switch in morbid obesity]Nieves Perez
Servicio de Cirugia, Hospital Virgen de los Lirios, Alcoy, Alicante, Espana
Cir Esp 79:283-8. 2006
..AIM. To compare the long-term results of vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) and duodenal switch (DS). Quality of life, weight loss and reoperations were evaluated...
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a multi-purpose bariatric operationAniceto Baltasar
, Chief of the Surgical Service, Alcoy, Spain
Obes Surg 15:1124-8. 2005
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Comparative analysis of vertical banded gastroplasty and duodenal switch at five years follow-upNieves Perez
Surgical Staff, Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 15:1061-5. 2005
..We compared long-term results of the vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) and biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS). Quality of life (QoL), weight loss (WL), and reoperation were evaluated...
Sleeve gastrectomy in a 10-year-old childAniceto Baltasar
The Surgical Service, Sanatorio San Jorge, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain
Obes Surg 18:733-6. 2008
..He had a LSG and gallbladder removal without incidents. Eight months later, he has a BMI 28 and almost all his knees pain is gone. No side effects have been detected. A LSG may be the ideal bariatric operation for ABS with MO...
Weight loss reportingAniceto Baltasar
Obes Surg 18:761-2. 2008