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Background: Laparoscopic approach for colorectal resections is now very popular. Internal small bowel herniation [SBH] through a mesenteric defect has been recorded especially if the mesentery is not repaired. Although it's rare, it is a severe complication. Lack of postoperative adhesions is one advantage of minimally invasive surgery but it's also responsible for a higher incidence of internal hernias. These patients often present with intermittent abdominal pain or small bowel obstruction with completely normal contrast radiographs. Laparoscopic surgery is a minimally invasive approach with good treatment outcomes and is currently the standard surgery for colorectal cancer in Saudi Arabia
Objective: the aim of our study was to evaluate the incidence and outcome of internal hernias after laparoscopic procedure in King Abdul-Aziz Hospital and Oncology Center
Patients and methods: a total of 372 patients underwent laparoscopic colon resection surgery for colon cancer during the study period from August 2015 to October 2016 in King Abdul-Aziz Hospital and oncology center. Results: our result found that internal hernia was reported 48 times
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Background: obesity is associated with increased mortality and morbidity. The use of bariatric surgery has recently increased dramatically in order to lose weight fast; however, the heavy consequences and the long-term weight loss induced by bariatric surgery has favorable effects on life span remains unclear
Aim of Study: This study was aimed to explore knowledge and beliefs about safety, effectiveness and consequences of bariatric surgeries among community population in Jeddah city and to evaluate the role of demographic factors in shaping those beliefs, and assess possible associations between demographic characteristics with lose weight preventive behavior
Patients and methods: This study was done in 2016 and carried out among a sample of 474 citizens, of them 70.1% women and 29.9% men. The mean age of citizens was 35.77. To assess citizens' demographic factors, risk factors of obesity and beliefs about bariatric surgeries, consenting citizens responded to an anonymous online questionnaire. The data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Data were entered into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences [SPSS, version 20] and descriptive analysis conducted
Results: the results of the current study show that among the respondents, [24.5%] were obese, [13.7%] severely obese and [9.3%] were morbid obese. The majority of them believed that the lack of exercise is the cause of their obesity [45.7%], [71% ] of the respondents think that genetics play a role in obesity, [69.3%] of respondents have someone in their family who suffers from obesity and [61.6%] were not keen to exercise. The majority of respondents [77.4%] think that weight loss procedures contribute to weight loss, however [69.8%] are not of favor towards weight loss procedures to get rid of obesity, [63.4%] of them have not undergone any surgery, and [86.6%] of the respondents do not think of surgeries as their first choice to lose weight without exercise or diet, also [71.0%] think that weight loss procedures and its complications may lead to death. The majority of the respondents [74%] have inadequate beliefs about bariatric surgery and [50.8%] of the respondents have good knowledge on prevention behavior of obesity