Anemia Outcome After Laparascopic Mini Bypass : Analysis of 107 Consecutive Patients
| Journal | Volume 79 - 2016 |
| Issue | Fasc.2 - Original articles |
| Author(s) | Somayyeh Mokhber, Payam Nikoyan, Ali Kabir, Fatemeh Jesmi, Mohadeseh Pishgahroudsari, Mohammadreza Abdolhosseini, Peyman Alibeigi, Masoud Rezvani, Abdolreza Pazouki |
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| (1) Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran ; (2) Department of Surgery, Drexel University and Abington Memorial Hospital, Philadelphia, America. |
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Background : The prevalence of obesity has dramatically in- creased globally. Weight loss procedures are known to be an effec- tive and reliable method with relatively low complication rate and satisfactory results. Laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass (LMGB) is known as a modified Mason loop procedure with compatible re- sults to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB), and is believed to have even less complication rate. Despite adequate and meticulous supplement therapy, anemia is one of the challenges in patients undergoing LMGB. Thus, we aimed to review the preva- lence and severity of anemia in patients undergoing LMGB. Method : A prospectively-maintained database of patients refer- ring to Hazrat Rasoul Akram hospital who underwent LMGB from December 2013 to October 2014 was reviewed retrospective- ly |
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