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Ann Thorac Surg ; 92(4): 1517-8, 2011 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-21958809

ABSTRACT

Obesity is associated with a high risk of developing intraoperative and postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Morbid obesity is a relatively common cause for delay in surgery, whereas the patients are optimized to a near normal body mass index. We evaluate the role of intragastric balloon in this group of patients. We present the case of a 68-year-old man who had successful treatment of his obesity prior to undergoing a successful triple bypass using an intragastric balloon. We draw the conclusion that intragastric balloon is a simple, safe procedure for preoperative optimization in patients with morbid obesity prior to cardiac surgery.


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Cardiac Surgical Procedures/methods , Coronary Artery Bypass , Coronary Artery Disease/surgery , Gastric Balloon , Obesity, Morbid/therapy , Preoperative Care/methods , Body Mass Index , Coronary Artery Disease/complications , Follow-Up Studies , Humans , Intraoperative Complications/etiology , Intraoperative Complications/prevention & control , Male , Middle Aged , Obesity, Morbid/complications , Postoperative Complications/etiology , Postoperative Complications/prevention & control
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