Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty in 109 Consecutive Children and Adolescents With Obesity: Two-Year Outcomes of a New Modality.

Objectives: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) uses full-thickness sutures that restrict the stomach to a sleeve-like configuration. There is no published evidence on endoscopic tissue apposition techniques in pediatric patients. In this article, we report our ESG experience with the first 109 pediatric patients with obesity who underwent ESG under our care.

Metadata Correction: Perception of Plastic Surgery and the Role of Media Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study.

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Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy After Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty: Technical Aspects and Short-Term Outcomes.

Background: Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) utilizes full-thickness sutures to plicate the greater curvature of the stomach. As with other weight loss interventions, some patients end up requiring revision to another procedure for insufficient weight loss or weight regain, discomfort, and procedure-related adverse events.

Objectives: In this paper, we report our technique and short-term outcomes of revisional sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) after ESG.

Perception of Plastic Surgery and the Role of Media Among Medical Students: Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Although plastic surgery has been gaining a lot of popularity recently, there seems to be limited perception and a poor understanding of this field by both medical professionals, including medical students, and the general public. This might alter referral patterns as well as medical students' choice to pursue a career in plastic surgery.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and perception of plastic surgery among medical students and to explore the influencing factors underlying particular beliefs.

Short-term outcomes of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in 1000 consecutive patients.

Background And Aims: Questions related to the safety and long-term efficacy of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) are not yet answered. Here we report weight loss, morbidity, revisions, and comorbidity resolution during the first 18 months after primary ESG.

Methods: This is a consecutive case series from a prospective observational study executed in a specialized center with a standardized pathway for multimodal management of obesity.

Bariatric surgery in monogenic and syndromic forms of obesity.

Currently, no topic is more controversial in bariatric surgery than performing these procedures on children with monogenic and syndromic forms of obesity. The medical community and the caregivers of those patients are struggling to find a solution that can alleviate their suffering and save their life. In all forms of obesity, dieting and physical activity do not result in significant weight loss and is associated with a high rate of weight regain.