Weight regain following RYGB can be effectively treated using a combination of endoscopic suturing and sclerotherapy.
Pietro RivaSilvana PerrettaLee SwanstromPublished in: Surgical endoscopy (2016)
A larger randomized sample of patients with a longer follow-up would be needed to support the effectiveness of the combination of the two therapies. Although almost 20 % of the patients regained weight during the follow-up period, the endoluminal approach offers the advantage of being repeatable after weight regain without adding morbidity risks.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- body mass index
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- weight gain
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- randomized controlled trial
- gastric bypass
- roux en y gastric bypass
- systematic review
- peritoneal dialysis
- body weight
- open label
- bariatric surgery
- clinical trial
- ultrasound guided
- patient reported outcomes
- obese patients