title: [Horizontal gastroplasty in surgery for morbid obesity: an unjustified condemnation?].
abstract: Horizontal gastroplasty has been performed on 100 pathologically obese patients over the last nine years. In our series, the mean age was 39.3 +/- 8.2 years and the mean body weight was 120.8 +/- 19.6 kg. One year after surgery the average weight loss was 29.7 kg which corresponds to a reduction of 24.6% of the preoperative weight (BMI:-24%). After three years, the body weight stabilised, reaching a total weight reduction of 30.5% (BMI:-28.7%), corresponding to 36.8 kg. The incidence of complications directly related to surgery was generally acceptable. The absence of specific malabsorption problems, the low incidence of severe complications and the satisfactory weight loss induced and maintained make, in our opinion, horizontal gastroplasty one of the most suitable and effective interventions in the long-term management of morbid obesity.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Chirurgia generale ed Oncologia chirurgica della Universita' degli studi di Milano, Italia.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Doldi
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Vita
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Lattuada
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Restelli
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Micheletto
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Longoni
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Montorsi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood; D015431:Weight Loss
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides
vernacular_title: Gastroplastie horizontale dans la chirurgie de l'obésité morbide: une condamnation injustifiée?