Bariatric Surgery for Morbid Obesity

"NO patients had initial abdominal laparoscopic surgery at study entry, during which research fat biopsies were obtained, completing their participation.~MO patients had initial laparoscopic bariatric surgery (gastric bypass, adjustable gastric band, or sleeve gastrectomy) and fat biopsies at entry, completing their participation.~All 30 SMO patients had initial laparoscopic bariatric surgery (sleeve gastrectomy) \& fat biopsies. The first 10 to lose 100 lbs but who needed further surgery to reach optimal weight and who consented to further surgery underwent a 2nd laparoscopic bariatric surgery (either a biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch or a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) and biopsies. The interval between surgeries averaged 15 mos. and the weight loss 55 kg. 30 SMO patients were initially enrolled to insure that 10 would complete 2 surgeries. When 10 had had their 2nd operation, the study was considered complete, and the remaining 20 SMO participants were so notified."

A second bariatric procedure was performed on only 10 of the original 30 Super-morbidly Obese (SMO) subjects.