Bariatrics

Research on bariatrics detailed by scientists at University of California

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, September 8th, 2008

" The indications for natural orifice translumenal surgery (NOTES) are yet to be determined. Morbidly obese patients may be one population that would benefit from this approach due to the elimination of wound complications and possibly a faster recovery," researchers in the United States report.

"As a bariatric restrictive procedure, sleeve gastrectomy could be one indication for NOTES. To test the feasibility of this procedure with a NOTES approach, a pig model was used. Acute studies investigated five 40-kg farm pigs. The rectum was used as the port of entry to the peritoneal cavity, and the stomach was manipulated endoluminally using a gastroscope. Vision was...

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Source: Obesity and Diabetes Week (2008-09-08)

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