Objective: Evaluate 5 years outcomes of banded gastric bypass as a primary and revisional bariatric procedure. Methods: A retrospective review of all banded gastric bypass between January 2011- March 2013. Outcomes included % Excess Weight loss(%EWL), weight loss maintenance and band related complications. Results 142 patients underwent banded gastric bypass; 106 primary and 36 revisions. Indication for revisional procedures were ... Read more

Objectives Evaluate the safety of FTS program in patients undergoing primary and revisional bariatric surgery; identify limiting factors for early discharge and predictive factors for readmission. Methods: Retrospective review of 730 consecutive morbidly obese patients who underwent bariatric surgery between January 2016 - December 2017. Fast track protocol was applied on all patients. Target discharge after one-night stay. The primary ... Read more

Objectives E valuate the safety of FTS program in patients undergoing primary and revision bariatric surgery; identify the factors that may limit early discharge in both groups. Methods: Retrospective review of 547 consecutive morbid obese patients who underwent bariatric procedures between January 2016 - July 2017. Fast track protocol is applied on all patients. Target discharge after one-night stay. The ... Read more

ABSTRACT _G_ossypiboma, a term that is used to describe a mass formed by retained foreign body (surgical cotton sponge) post operatively. It is an uncommonpostoperative complication but avoidable. It has medico- legal implications, so the actual incidence of these cases could not be reported. A 28-year-old lady presented with acute intestinal obstruction with a history of repeated attacks of colicky ... Read more