TY - JOUR
T1 - Biliopancreatic diversion for treatment of morbid obesity
T2 - Experience in 50 cases
AU - Noya, Giuseppe
AU - Cossu, Maria Laura
AU - Coppola, Massimiliano
AU - Tonolo, GianCarlo
AU - Angius, Maria Filippina
AU - Fais, Enrico
AU - Ruggiu, Matteo
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Background: Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) by Scopinaro's method is an operation advocated by some surgeons as an effective treatment for morbid obesity. Methods: Between February 1995 and April 1997 we performed BPD by Scopinaro's method on 50 patients with morbid obesity (23 males), average age 41.4 years (range 20-63 years), average body weight 135.08 kg (range 89-256 kg), mean body mass index (BMI) 50.65 kg/m2 (range 37.01-81.56 kg/m2). Results: In all cases a gradual decrease in weight was obtained [mean BMI at 1 month: 44.8 kg/m2, at 6 months (31 patients): 35.09 kg/m2, at 1 year (23 patients): 31.36 kg/m2, at 18 months (14 patients): 29.89 kg/m2 and at 2 years (5 patients): 29.27 kg/m2]. At the same time a significant improvement in the pathological conditions associated with morbid obesity was observed. The patients were able to suspend oral antihypertensive and antidiabetic therapy as these parameters spontaneously returned to normal values by the sixth postoperative month; all cases showed a marked reduction in hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Postoperative complications were: one death (2%) on the third day due to heart failure; two late intestinal occlusions (4%); one acute dilatation of the stomach (2%); one peritonitis caused by early dehiscence of the anastomosis (2%); five anastomotic ulcers (10%); two cases of protein malnutrition (4%). Conclusions: BPD by Scopinaro's method is a bariatric procedure which is technically complex. However is it safe and reproducible and it induces a substantial weight loss.
AB - Background: Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) by Scopinaro's method is an operation advocated by some surgeons as an effective treatment for morbid obesity. Methods: Between February 1995 and April 1997 we performed BPD by Scopinaro's method on 50 patients with morbid obesity (23 males), average age 41.4 years (range 20-63 years), average body weight 135.08 kg (range 89-256 kg), mean body mass index (BMI) 50.65 kg/m2 (range 37.01-81.56 kg/m2). Results: In all cases a gradual decrease in weight was obtained [mean BMI at 1 month: 44.8 kg/m2, at 6 months (31 patients): 35.09 kg/m2, at 1 year (23 patients): 31.36 kg/m2, at 18 months (14 patients): 29.89 kg/m2 and at 2 years (5 patients): 29.27 kg/m2]. At the same time a significant improvement in the pathological conditions associated with morbid obesity was observed. The patients were able to suspend oral antihypertensive and antidiabetic therapy as these parameters spontaneously returned to normal values by the sixth postoperative month; all cases showed a marked reduction in hypercholesterolemia and hypertriglyceridemia. Postoperative complications were: one death (2%) on the third day due to heart failure; two late intestinal occlusions (4%); one acute dilatation of the stomach (2%); one peritonitis caused by early dehiscence of the anastomosis (2%); five anastomotic ulcers (10%); two cases of protein malnutrition (4%). Conclusions: BPD by Scopinaro's method is a bariatric procedure which is technically complex. However is it safe and reproducible and it induces a substantial weight loss.
KW - Biliopancreatic diversion
KW - Diabetes type II
KW - Hypercholesterolemia
KW - Morbid obesity
KW - Surgery
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U2 - 10.1381/096089298765555079
DO - 10.1381/096089298765555079
M3 - Article
C2 - 9562489
AN - SCOPUS:0031916204
VL - 8
SP - 61
EP - 66
JO - Obesity Surgery
JF - Obesity Surgery
SN - 0960-8923
IS - 1
ER -