ABSTRACT
Background: Obesity is a health and economic risk; individuals with a BMI of >/-30 kg/m2 have 50%-100% increased risk of early death
Objective: To assess the outcomes of advance bariatric procedures namely: Biliopancreatic Diversion [BPD], Mini Gastric Bypass [MGB] and Sleeve Gastrectomy
Design: A Retrospective Study. Setting: King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Method: Eighty-five patients operated for bariatric surgery between July 2012 and August 2013 were reviewed. The following vitals were monitored: excess weight loss, diabetes mellitus [DM], hypertension [HTN], hypercholesterolemia, degenerative joint disease and obstructive sleep apnea [OSA]
Result: Forty-one [95.34%] BPD patients had complete resolution of dyslipidemia, 22 [88%] of DM and 15 [78.94%] of HTN. MGB resulted in complete resolution of HTN in 7 [87.5%] patients and DM in 10 [83.33%]. Dyslipidemia had improved in 2 [66.66%] patients who had Sleeve Gastrectomy and 4 [66.66%] patients with degenerative joint disease
Conclusion: From our experience, bariatric surgery is a feasible and reliable modality for treating obesity and its associated comorbidities. Long-term results may help to enlighten us on the most appropriate procedure for the Arabian Gulf population
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Laparoscopy , Outcome Assessment, Health Care , Biliopancreatic Diversion , Gastric Bypass , Gastrectomy , Retrospective Studies , ObesityABSTRACT
Background: Obesity is a rising public health problem and has steadily become a worldwide epidemic. The prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese patients is still controversial. Many studies reported a lower prevalence of H. pylori in obese patients compared to non-obese patients, others reported reverse relation
Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese and non-obese subjects
Design: A Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Setting: Endoscopy Unit, King Hamad University Hospital, Bahrain
Method: One hundred obese and 100 non-obese subjects attending the endoscopy unit were tested for the presence of H. pylori infection using rapid urease test
Result: There was a significant increase in H. pylori infection in obese patients compared to nonobese patients
Conclusion: There was a high prevalence of H. pylori infection in obese patients
Subject(s)
Humans , Male , Female , Adult , Middle Aged , Helicobacter pylori , Obesity , Prevalence , Endoscopy , Prospective StudiesABSTRACT
A fifteen-year-old female patient presented with acute pancreatitis as the first manifestation of primary hyperparathyroidism due to parathyroid adenoma. Initially the acute pancreatitis was treated conservatively and the high level of serum calcium was corrected partially and then subsequent parathyroidectomy was done. She is doing very well three months following the surgery and the pancreatitis resolved clinically and radiologically. Although many studies showed the correlation between acute pancreatitis and hyperparathyroidism, the condition is still considered very uncommon. Surgical resection is the main treatment