title: Minimally invasive surgical treatment of morbid obesity in patients with specific comorbidities. A case report.
abstract: The mortality of patients with morbid obesity is 2 to 12 times higher according to age, comorbidities and the degree of obesity. Surgical treatment has proved to be the only type of treatment that has led to favorable long-term results. We present the therapeutic strategy used in a 39 year old obese patient with BMI=39.8 kg/sqm type 2 diabetes mellitus, arterial hypertension, severe hypercholesterolemia, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and metabolic syndrome. The patient underwent laparoscopic gastric banding with adjustable silicon band.
authors.affiliation: 5th Surgical Clinic, Municipal University Hospital, Tabacarilor Str., no.11, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Nicolae
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Constantea
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Axente
authors.forename: Dan
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Miclaus
authors.forename: Vlad
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dudric
authors.forename: Florin
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Jianu
authors.forename: Constantin
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bodolea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000150:complications*; D005234:Fatty Liver / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015391:Gastroplasty / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006937:Hypercholesterolemia / Q000150:complications*; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications*; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D013997:Time Factors; D015431:Weight Loss