Minimally invasive surgical treatment of morbid obesity in patients with specific comorbidities. A case report.
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.
Constantea
Nicolae
N
5th Surgical Clinic, Municipal University Hospital, Tabacarilor Str., no.11, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
Axente
Dan
D
Miclaus
Dan
D
Dudric
Vlad
V
Jianu
Florin
F
Bodolea
Constantin
C
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