Long-Term Results at 10 Years of Pouch Resizing for Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Failure

Background: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is currently one of the most performed bariatric procedures and it is associated with rapid weight loss. However, weight loss failure and weight regain after RYGB occurs in approximately 30% and 3-5% of patients, respectively, and represent a serious issue. RYGB pouch resizing is a surgical option that may be offered to selected patients with RYGB failure. The aim of this study is to assess long-term results of pouch resizing for RYGB failure. Materials and Methods: From February 2009 to November 2011, 20 consecutive patients underwent gastric pouch resizing for RYGB failure in our tertiary bariatric center. The primary outcome was the rate of failure (%EWL < 50% with at least one metabolic comorbidity) after at least 10 years from pouch resizing. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) was also assessed. Results: Twenty patients (18 women (90%)) were included and seventeen (85%) joined the study. The failure rate of pouch resizing was 47%. Mean %EWL and mean BMI were 47%, and 35.1 kg/m(2), respectively. Some of the persistent co-morbidities further improved or resolved after pouch resizing. Seven patients (41%) presented GERD requiring daily PPI with a significantly lower GERD-HQRL questionnaire score after pouch resizing (p < 0.001). Conclusion: Pouch resizing after RYGB results in a failure rate of 47% at the 10-year follow-up while the resolution of comorbidities is maintained over time despite a significant weight regain

A case report of liver transplantation following a biliopancreatic diversion: A friendly cohabitation?

Abstract Today, bariatric surgery has become the main therapeutic means to fight against the escalating increase in obesity, worldwide. Besides that, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis has inflated its indication for liver transplantation. Liver transplant surgeons are prone to face more and more patients with such background. Here, we described the first case of liver transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma in a patient with previous history of biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch. Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch is nowadays an uncommon bariatric surgery but use to be a second stage surgery following sleeve gastrectomy. Liver transplantation can be challenging as such bariatric procedure reshape the digestive anatomy and can also be responsible for malnutrition. Without such complication and in a center specialized in bariatric surgery and liver transplantation, such cases can be successful and should not alarm liver transplant surgeons. In our case, the bariatric anatomy was conserved, and the liver transplantation was successful, without difficulty of the post-operative immunosuppressive treatment. However, long term follow-up showed an exacerbation of the sarcopenia level and establish even more the need for an association of a well-planned physical and nutritional rehabilitation in the peri-operative period in such candidate

2020 WSES guidelines for the detection and management of bile duct injury during cholecystectomy.

Bile duct injury (BDI) is a dangerous complication of cholecystectomy, with significant postoperative sequelae for the patient in terms of morbidity, mortality, and long-term quality of life. BDIs have an estimated incidence of 0.4-1.5%, but considering the number of cholecystectomies performed worldwide, mostly by laparoscopy, surgeons must be prepared to manage this surgical challenge. Most BDIs are recognized either during the procedure or in the immediate postoperative period. However, some BDIs may be discovered later during the postoperative period, and this may translate to delayed or inappropriate treatments. Providing a specific diagnosis and a precise description of the BDI will expedite the decision-making process and increase the chance of treatment success. Subsequently, the choice and timing of the appropriate reconstructive strategy have a critical role in long-term prognosis. Currently, a wide spectrum of multidisciplinary interventions with different degrees of invasiveness is indicated for BDI management. These World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) guidelines have been produced following an exhaustive review of the current literature and an international expert panel discussion with the aim of providing evidence-based recommendations to facilitate and standardize the detection and management of BDIs during cholecystectomy. In particular, the 2020 WSES guidelines cover the following key aspects: (1) strategies to minimize the risk of BDI during cholecystectomy; (2) BDI rates in general surgery units and review of surgical practice; (3) how to classify, stage, and report BDI once detected; (4) how to manage an intraoperatively detected BDI; (5) indications for antibiotic treatment; (6) indications for clinical, biochemical, and imaging investigations for suspected BDI; and (7) how to manage a postoperatively detected BDI

Correction to: Two years later: Is the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still having an impact on emergency surgery? An international cross-sectional survey among WSES members

Background: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is still ongoing and a major challenge for health care services worldwide. In the first WSES COVID-19 emergency surgery survey, a strong negative impact on emergency surgery (ES) had been described already early in the pandemic situation. However, the knowledge is limited about current effects of the pandemic on patient flow through emergency rooms, daily routine and decision making in ES as well as their changes over time during the last two pandemic years. This second WSES COVID-19 emergency surgery survey investigates the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on ES during the course of the pandemic. Methods: A web survey had been distributed to medical specialists in ES during a four-week period from January 2022, investigating the impact of the pandemic on patients and septic diseases both requiring ES, structural problems due to the pandemic and time-to-intervention in ES routine. Results: 367 collaborators from 59 countries responded to the survey. The majority indicated that the pandemic still significantly impacts on treatment and outcome of surgical emergency patients (83.1% and 78.5%, respectively). As reasons, the collaborators reported decreased case load in ES (44.7%), but patients presenting with more prolonged and severe diseases, especially concerning perforated appendicitis (62.1%) and diverticulitis (57.5%). Otherwise, approximately 50% of the participants still observe a delay in time-to-intervention in ES compared with the situation before the pandemic. Relevant causes leading to enlarged time-to-intervention in ES during the pandemic are persistent problems with in-hospital logistics, lacks in medical staff as well as operating room and intensive care capacities during the pandemic. This leads not only to the need for triage or transferring of ES patients to other hospitals, reported by 64.0% and 48.8% of the collaborators, respectively, but also to paradigm shifts in treatment modalities to non-operative approaches reported by 67.3% of the participants, especially in uncomplicated appendicitis, cholecystitis and multiple-recurrent diverticulitis. Conclusions: The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic still significantly impacts on care and outcome of patients in ES. Well-known problems with in-hospital logistics are not sufficiently resolved by now; however, medical staff shortages and reduced capacities have been dramatically aggravated over last two pandemic years

Reducing the environmental impact of surgery on a global scale: systematic review and co-prioritization with healthcare workers in 132 countries

Abstract Background Healthcare cannot achieve net-zero carbon without addressing operating theatres. The aim of this study was to prioritize feasible interventions to reduce the environmental impact of operating theatres. Methods This study adopted a four-phase Delphi consensus co-prioritization methodology. In phase 1, a systematic review of published interventions and global consultation of perioperative healthcare professionals were used to longlist interventions. In phase 2, iterative thematic analysis consolidated comparable interventions into a shortlist. In phase 3, the shortlist was co-prioritized based on patient and clinician views on acceptability, feasibility, and safety. In phase 4, ranked lists of interventions were presented by their relevance to high-income countries and low–middle-income countries. Results In phase 1, 43 interventions were identified, which had low uptake in practice according to 3042 professionals globally. In phase 2, a shortlist of 15 intervention domains was generated. In phase 3, interventions were deemed acceptable for more than 90 per cent of patients except for reducing general anaesthesia (84 per cent) and re-sterilization of ‘single-use’ consumables (86 per cent). In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for high-income countries were: introducing recycling; reducing use of anaesthetic gases; and appropriate clinical waste processing. In phase 4, the top three shortlisted interventions for low–middle-income countries were: introducing reusable surgical devices; reducing use of consumables; and reducing the use of general anaesthesia. Conclusion This is a step toward environmentally sustainable operating environments with actionable interventions applicable to both high– and low–middle–income countries

The effects of bariatric surgery on hepatic complications of obesity

La sleeve gastrectomie (SG) est une opération qui consiste à réduire le volume de l’estomac. L’hypothèse que d’autres mécanismes indépendants de la perte de poids sont impliqués dans l’amélioration des complications métaboliques de l’obésité après SG a été émise. L’effet de la SG chez des souris soumis à un régime High Fat Diet a été étudié chez trois groupes d’animaux : SG, sham pair fed (SPF) et sham. Le test de tolérance au glucose montrait une amélioration de l’insulinorésistance des animaux SG à J23. Au niveau hépatique les animaux SG montraient une diminution significative de la stéatose. Il existe donc des mécanismes améliorant les complications hépatiques et métaboliques de l’obésité qui sont en partie indépendants de la réduction de l’apport calorique. Dans le second volet nous avons étudié l’évolution à long terme des lésions hépatiques liées à la NASH chez des patients obèses morbides avec une NASH lors de la chirurgie bariatrique. Dix patients d’une cohorte prospective ont été inclus. La deuxième biopsie a été réalisée à une médiane de 57 mois après le RYGB. La perte de poids moyenne était de –13,3 points de l’IMC lors du suivi. La rémission du syndrome métabolique et du diabète a été observée chez 71,6 % et 100 % des patients respectivement. Le NAS score a été amélioré chez tous les patients. Le taux sérique moyen du fragment clivé de la cytokératine 18 (M30), marqueur de l’apoptose hépatocytaire, était significativement abaissé. Le RYGB a permis une amélioration à long terme des lésions hépatocytaires liées à la NASH chez les patients obèses morbides. L’amélioration post-opératoire de la souffrance hépatocytaire corrèle avec la baisse du taux sérique du M30.The mechanisms responsible for weight loss and improvement of metabolic disturbances have not been completely elucidated. We investigated the effect of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on body weight, adipose tissue depots, glucose tolerance, and liver steatosis independent of reduced caloric intake in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice. Mice fed a high fat diet were divided into 3 groups: SG, sham-operated ad libitum fed and sham-operated pair fed. SG mice showed improved glucose tolerance and lower levels of liver steatosis. This was associated with a decrease in the ratios of the weight of pancreas, epididymal and inguinal adipose tissues to body weight. Reduced white adipose tissue inflammation, modification of adipose tissue development, and ectopic fat are potential mechanisms that may account for the reduced caloric intake independent effects of SG. We also investigated long-term impact of RYGB surgery on liver complications in morbidly obese patients with NASH. Ten morbidly obese patients with biopsy-proven NASH were followed after RYGB and underwent a second liver biopsy. The median interval between the RYGB and second liver biopsy was 57 months. Clinical and biological data were obtained at baseline and ≥40 months after RYGB. RYGB was associated with significant weight loss, improved hepatic steatosis, resolution of hepatic inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning. Hepatocyte apoptosis, as evaluated by serum K18 fragment improved within the first year and at 57 months. Hepatic fibrosis resolved in 90% of cases. RYGB in morbidly obese patients with NASH is associated with a long-term beneficial impact on hepatic steatosis, inflammation, injury and, possibly, fibrosis

Effets de la chirurgie bariatrique sur les complications hépatiques de l’obésité

The mechanisms responsible for weight loss and improvement of metabolic disturbances have not been completely elucidated. We investigated the effect of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) on body weight, adipose tissue depots, glucose tolerance, and liver steatosis independent of reduced caloric intake in high-fat-diet-induced obese mice. Mice fed a high fat diet were divided into 3 groups: SG, sham-operated ad libitum fed and sham-operated pair fed. SG mice showed improved glucose tolerance and lower levels of liver steatosis. This was associated with a decrease in the ratios of the weight of pancreas, epididymal and inguinal adipose tissues to body weight. Reduced white adipose tissue inflammation, modification of adipose tissue development, and ectopic fat are potential mechanisms that may account for the reduced caloric intake independent effects of SG. We also investigated long-term impact of RYGB surgery on liver complications in morbidly obese patients with NASH. Ten morbidly obese patients with biopsy-proven NASH were followed after RYGB and underwent a second liver biopsy. The median interval between the RYGB and second liver biopsy was 57 months. Clinical and biological data were obtained at baseline and ≥40 months after RYGB. RYGB was associated with significant weight loss, improved hepatic steatosis, resolution of hepatic inflammation and hepatocyte ballooning. Hepatocyte apoptosis, as evaluated by serum K18 fragment improved within the first year and at 57 months. Hepatic fibrosis resolved in 90% of cases. RYGB in morbidly obese patients with NASH is associated with a long-term beneficial impact on hepatic steatosis, inflammation, injury and, possibly, fibrosis.La sleeve gastrectomie (SG) est une opération qui consiste à réduire le volume de l’estomac. L’hypothèse que d’autres mécanismes indépendants de la perte de poids sont impliqués dans l’amélioration des complications métaboliques de l’obésité après SG a été émise. L’effet de la SG chez des souris soumis à un régime High Fat Diet a été étudié chez trois groupes d’animaux : SG, sham pair fed (SPF) et sham. Le test de tolérance au glucose montrait une amélioration de l’insulinorésistance des animaux SG à J23. Au niveau hépatique les animaux SG montraient une diminution significative de la stéatose. Il existe donc des mécanismes améliorant les complications hépatiques et métaboliques de l’obésité qui sont en partie indépendants de la réduction de l’apport calorique. Dans le second volet nous avons étudié l’évolution à long terme des lésions hépatiques liées à la NASH chez des patients obèses morbides avec une NASH lors de la chirurgie bariatrique. Dix patients d’une cohorte prospective ont été inclus. La deuxième biopsie a été réalisée à une médiane de 57 mois après le RYGB. La perte de poids moyenne était de –13,3 points de l’IMC lors du suivi. La rémission du syndrome métabolique et du diabète a été observée chez 71,6 % et 100 % des patients respectivement. Le NAS score a été amélioré chez tous les patients. Le taux sérique moyen du fragment clivé de la cytokératine 18 (M30), marqueur de l’apoptose hépatocytaire, était significativement abaissé. Le RYGB a permis une amélioration à long terme des lésions hépatocytaires liées à la NASH chez les patients obèses morbides. L’amélioration post-opératoire de la souffrance hépatocytaire corrèle avec la baisse du taux sérique du M30

Stratégie chirurgicale pour la superobésité

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Primary versus delayed repair for bile duct injuries sustained during cholecystectomy: results of a survey of the Association Francaise de Chirurgie

AbstractBackgroundBile duct injuries (BDIs) sustained during a cholecystectomy still remain a major surgical problem, and it is still not clear whether the injury should be repaired immediately or a delayed repair is preferred.MethodsA retrospective national French survey was conducted to compare the results of immediate (at time of cholecystectomy), early (within 45 days after a cholecystectomy) and late (beyond 45 days after a cholecystectomy) surgical repair for BDI sustained during a cholecystectomy.ResultsForty‐seven surgical centres provided 640 cases of bile duct injury sustained during a cholecystectomy of which 543 were analysed for the purpose of the present study. The timing of repair was immediate in 194 cases (35.7%), early in 216 cases (39.8%) and late in 133 cases (24.5%). The type of repair was a suture repair in 157 cases (81%), and a bilio‐digestive reconstruction in 37 cases (19%) for immediate repair; a suture repair in 119 cases (55.1%) and a bilio‐digestive anastomosis in 96 cases (44.9%) for the early repair; and a bilio‐digestive reconstruction in 129 cases (97%) and a suture repair in 4 cases (3%) for late repair. A second procedure was required in 110 cases (56.7%) for immediate repair, 80 cases (40.7%) for early repair (P < 0.05) and in 9 cases (6.8%) for late repair (P < 0.001).ConclusionThe timing of surgical repair for a bile duct injury sustained during a cholecystectomy influences significantly the rate of a second procedure and a late repair should be preferred option

Correcting micronutrient deficiencies before sleeve gastrectomy may be useful in preventing early postoperative micronutrient deficiencies

Micronutrient deficiencies (MD) shortly after sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are frequent and patients with obesity often show MD preoperatively. Our aim was to assess whether the correction of MD before SG could play a role in preventing early postoperative MD. Eighty patients (58 females, 22 males) who underwent SG were evaluated retrospectively. Patients were divided according to whether they had received preoperative MD correction (Group A, n = 42; 30 females, 12 males) or not (Group B, n = 38; 28 females, 10 males). Micronutrient status was assessed preoperatively, at 3 and 12-months after SG in both groups. After SG, Group A and Group B patients received the same multivitamin supplement and followed the same diet. Nutrient intake of all patients was evaluated by food frequency questionnaires. Before SG, patients of Group A had no MD, whereas patients of Group B were mostly deficient in vitamin B12 (10.5%, 3 women, 1 man), folate (15.8%, 5 women, 1 man), 25-vitamin D (39.5%, 10 women, 5 men), iron (26.3%, 8 women, 2 men), and zinc (7.9%, 2 women, 1 men). At 3- and 12-month follow-up, no patient in group A had developed new MD, whereas all patients of Group B continued to be deficient in one or more micronutrient, despite systematic postoperative supplementation. No statistical differences (p&lt;0.05) in estimated nutrient intake were observed in either group. Based on our findings, we are able to support the hypothesis that pre-SG correction of MD may be useful in preventing early post-SG MD