Influence of preoperative weight loss on gastric wall thickness-analysis of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy histological material.

Krzysztof BarskiArtur BindaPaweł JaworskiAgnieszka GonciarskaEmilia KudlickaJoanna ŻurkowskaKarolina WawierniaMarek TałałajMichał WąsowskiWiesław Tarnowski

Published in: Langenbeck's archives of surgery (2022)

Preoperative weight loss should be considered an important factor influencing gastric wall thickness. Age and gender can also be helpful in predicting the varying tissue thickness. Anatomical region is a key factor determining thickness of the stomach walls.

Keyphrases

weight loss
optical coherence tomography
bariatric surgery
patients undergoing
roux en y gastric bypass
gastric bypass
type diabetes
mental health
adipose tissue
glycemic control
obese patients