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    • Quevedo Labbé, Iván; Kirsten, Kurt; Ponce de León, Consuelo; Fernández, Alejandro (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2015)
      Even though the benefits of bariatric surgery are supported by scientific evidence, its indications and contraindications must be revised to avoid its indiscriminate use. Substance use is more common in patients subjected ...
    • Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Burdiles Pinto, Patricio; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Burgos Li, Ana María (2009)
      This is a review of publications comparing the results of medical and surgical treatment of morbid obesity. An overall conclusions is that the frequency of cardiovascular complications or cancer is higher among patients ...
    • Contreras Parraguez, Juan; Santander, Carmen; Court, Ismael; Bravo, Jorge (2013)
      Background Conflicting evidence exists regarding age as a predictive factor in excess weight loss after bariatric surgery. The objective of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate differences in excess BMI loss (%EBMIL) ...
    • Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Massardo Vega, Teresa; Riffo, Andrea; Díaz Véliz, Emma; Araya, A. Verónica; Adjemian Gallo, Daniela; Montesinos, Gustavo; Neira Castro, Gabriel (2013)
      Introducción: La cirugía bariátrica tiene complicaciones metabólicas importantes como la pérdida de masa ósea. Objetivo: Evaluar la densidad mineral ósea (DMO) posterior a by-pass gástrico en Y de Roux (BPYR) en pacientes ...
    • Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Burgos Li, Ana María; Smok Sahid, Gladys; Burdiles Pinto, Patricio (2006)
      Background: Obesity is an important risk for pathological gastroesophageal reflux. Aim: To assess the effects of gastric bypass on obese subjects with erosive esophagitis. Patients and methods: Sixty two morbid obese ...
    • Videla Cabrera, Luis; Rodrigo Salinas, Ramón; Araya, Julia; Poniachik Teller, Jaime (ELSEVIER, 2006-12)
      Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is emerging as a major cause of chronic liver disease in association with the rising prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes in the population. Oxidative stress and insulin ...
    • Alvarez, Verónica; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Cuevas, Ada; Valenzuela, Barbara; Muñoz, Giselle; Ghiardo, Daniela; Burr, Maria; Lehmann, Yael; Leiva, Maria; Berry, Marcos; Maluenda, Fernando (Elsevier, 2016)
      Objectives: Weight regain after bariatric surgery may be associated with behavioral, metabolic, or mechanical factors alone or in combination. The aim of this study was to investigate which factors are related to weight ...
    • Sánchez Córdoba, Andrés; Rojas Moncada, Pamela; Basfi-fer Obregón, Karen; Carrasco Naranjo, Fernando; Inostroza Escobar, Jorge; Codoceo, Juana; Valencia, Alejandra; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Ruz Ortíz, Manuel (Springer, 2016)
      Although morbid obesity is related to excess of energy and macronutrient intake, it does not rule out the presence of micronutrient deficiencies. The aim of this study was to evaluate food intake and the prevalence of ...
    • Burgos Li, Ana María; Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Papapietro Vallejo, Karin (SOC MEDICA SANTIAGO, 2008-10)
      Background: The incidence of morbid obesity is increasing and gastric bypass is the most effective surgical treatment, Aim: To assess the long term results of resection gastric bypass among morbidly obese patients aged ...
    • Csendes Juhasz, Attila; Burdiles Pinto, Patricio; Burgos Li, Ana María; Díaz Jeraldo, Juan; Braghetto Miranda, Italo; Maluenda G., Fernando; Rojas C., Jorge; Watkins Sepúlveda, Juan Guillermo (2006)
      Background: Bariatric surgery is a complex procedure not exempt of complications. Aim: To assess mortality and complications of excisional gastric bypass among morbidly obese subjects. Material and methods: Prospective ...
    • Roizblatt Scherzer, Arturo; Roizblatt, Daniel; Soto Aguilar, Francisca (Sociedad Médica de Santiago, 2016)
      Bariatric surgery is considered the most effective treatment for severe obesity and its benefits include improvement in medical comorbidities. However, a higher rate of suicides after this type of surgery has been reported. ...