Morbid Obesity
Research reports on morbid obesity from O. Rampado and colleagues provide new insights
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, March 9th, 2009
According to recent research from Turin, Italy, "The purpose of this study was to evaluate the radiation dose to patients during radiological contrast studies performed after vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) surgery in patients with morbid obesity. Dose evaluations were performed on a sample of 39 patients (32 women and 7 men) with a mean weight of 117 kg (range 68-175 kg) and a mean body mass index (BMI) of 43.7 (range 22.2-54.9)."
"Between the second and seventh postoperative day, patients underwent radiological follow-up after oral administration of approximately 70 ml of water-soluble iodinated contrast material (Gastrografin)...
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