Is laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy an acceptable primary bariatric procedure in obese patients? Early and 5-year postoperative results

I Braghetto, A Csendes, E Lanzarini… - Surgical Laparoscopy …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
In this paper, we analyze and discuss the possibility of Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
being accepted as a primary and definitive procedure for obese patients with comorbidities …

Gastroesophageal reflux disease and sleeve gastrectomy

J Melissas, I Braghetto, JC Molina, G Silecchia, A Iossa… - Obesity surgery, 2015 - Springer
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and/or hiatus hernia (HH) are one of the most
common disorders of the upper gastrointestinal tract. Despite the positive effect of sleeve …

Gastric stenosis after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in morbidly obese patients

AM Burgos, A Csendes, I Braghetto - Obesity surgery, 2013 - Springer
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is an effective bariatric procedure. The objective of
this study is to describe a series of patients who were subjected to LSG and then developed …

Late results of a prospective randomised study comparing forceful dilatation and oesophagomyotomy in patients with achalasia.

A Csendes, I Braghetto, A Henriquez, C Cortes - Gut, 1989 - gut.bmj.com
Late results in 81 patients with achalasia treated in a prospective randomised study
comparing forceful pneumatic dilatation with the Mosher bag and surgical anterior …

Gastric leak after laparoscopic-sleeve gastrectomy for obesity

AM Burgos, I Braghetto, A Csendes, F Maluenda… - Obesity surgery, 2009 - Springer
Background One of the most serious complications after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy
(LSG) is gastric leak. Few publications exist concerning the treatment of gastric leak. We …

A prospective randomized study comparing D2 total gastrectomy versus D2 total gastrectomy plus splenectomy in 187 patients with gastric carcinoma

A Csendes, P Burdiles, J Rojas, I Braghetto, JC Diaz… - Surgery, 2002 - Elsevier
Background. Classic surgical treatment of upper third gastric carcinoma is based on an
extended total gastrectomy, including splenectomy. The purpose of this study was to perform …

Scintigraphic evaluation of gastric emptying in obese patients submitted to sleeve gastrectomy compared to normal subjects

I Braghetto, C Davanzo, O Korn, A Csendes… - Obesity surgery, 2009 - Springer
Background Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has been accepted as an option for surgical treatment
for obesity. This operation could be associated with motor gastric dysfunction and abnormal …

Manometric changes of the lower esophageal sphincter after sleeve gastrectomy in obese patients

I Braghetto, E Lanzarini, O Korn, H Valladares… - Obesity Surgery, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been accepted as an option for surgical
treatment of obesity. After surgery, some patients present reflux symptoms associated with …

Very late results of esophagomyotomy for patients with achalasia: clinical, endoscopic, histologic, manometric, and acid reflux studies in 67 patients for a mean follow …

A Csendes, I Braghetto, P Burdiles, O Korn… - Annals of …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
Objective: To perform a very late subjective and objective follow-up in a group of 67 patients
submitted to esophagomyotomy plus a partial antireflux surgery (Dor's technique). Material …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement in liver SREBP-1c/PPAR-α ratio and steatosis in obese patients: correlations with insulin resistance and n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty …

…, F Maluenda, JC Diaz, G Rencoret, I Braghetto… - … Et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2009 - Elsevier
Sterol receptor element-binding protein-1c (SREBP-1c) and peroxisome proliferator-
activated receptor-α (PPAR-α) mRNA expression was assessed in liver as signaling …