Efficacy of SASI Bypass in Super Obese Patients

Assessment of the Efficacy of SASI Bypass in Super Obese Patients With BMI> 50 Kg/m2

Although previous studies investigated weight loss and improvement in comorbidities after SASI bypass, patients included in these studies had a BMI less than 50 Kg/m2. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to investigate the outcome of SASI bypass in patients with super obesity to assess the success of this novel bariatric procedure in this challenging group of patients in regards weight loss and improvement in associated comorbid conditions at 12 months postoperatively.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients included to the present study were adult patients of both genders aging between 18 and 65 years with primary morbid obesity with BMI ≥50 kg/m2 with or without obesity-associated comorbidities such as hypertension, diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidemias, and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Pregnant women.
• Patients unfit for general anasthesia (ASA 4, 5)
• Endocrine or psychiatric disorders.
• History of previous upper abdmominal laparotomy.
• Alcoholic addiction
• Liver cirrhosis
• Coagulopathy