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Introducción: La obesidad es la enfermedad metabòlica más frecuente en el mundo y conlleva múltiples co-morbilidades, siendo la cirugía bariátrica (CB) una opción terapéutica cuando fallan las medidas clásicas. La mitad de los pacientes intervenidos son mujeres en edad fértil y está demostrado que la obesidad se asocia a peores resultados obstétricos y fetales. Dado que el estado nutricional se ve afectado por la CB y es un factor esencial para el adecuado desarrollo del embarazo, el objetivo de nuestro trabajo es valorar los efectos de la CB sobre la gestación en mujeres obesas intervenidas. Material y métodos: Seguimiento de 10 mujeres y 15 gestaciones tras CB durante el periodo 2003-2009. Se realizaron visitas trimestrales en consultas de Nutrición y Obstetricia, con evaluación clínica y de laboratorio en cada una. Resultados: Se evidenció deficiencia de hierro en el 80% de las gestaciones, de vitamina D en el 46,7%, de vitamina A en el 20%, de vitamina E en el 13,3% y de vitamina B12 en el 26,7%. No hubo complicaciones durante la gestación salvo un caso de hiperemesis gravidica. Hubo 9 partos de recién nacidos vivos sin malformaciones de los cuales 3 fueron recién nacidos pequeños para la edad gestacional (RNPEG) y uno presentó neumonía por aspiración de meconio. Hubo 3 abortos y un parto prematuro con feto muerto. Conclusiones: En nuestro grupo de estudio hubo menos complicaciones durante la gestación comparado con lo descrito en obesas no operadas y similares a la población general.Background: Obesity is the most frecuent metabolic disease in the World, and is associated with several comorbidities. Bariatric procedures arise as a promising treatment when classical approach is ineffective. Half of the operated patients are reproductive-aged women and there is evidence that obesity is related to worse maternal and fetal outcomes. Because nutritional status is affected by bariatric surgery and is a vital component during pregnancy, the aim of our study is to asses the impact of bariatric surgery on pregnancy in these pacients. Material and methods: We studied 10 women and 15 pregnancies following bariatric surgery between 2003 and 2009. The visits took place every three months by an obstetrician and an endocrinologist with experience in nutrition, recording clinical features and lab work. Results: We found iron deficiency in 80% of the pregnancies, vitamin D in 46,7%, vitamin A in 20%, vitamin E in 13,3% and vitamin B12 in 26,7%. There were no complications during pregnancy, except one case of gravidic hiperemesis. There were nine deliveries without malformations, three of them were small for gestational age newborns and one suffered aspiration pneumonia. There were three stillbirths and one preterm delivery with fetal death. Conclusions: our results show fewer complications during pregnancy in these women than obese women and similar to general population.

Background: Roux-en-Ygastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) rank among the most frequently applied bariatric procedures worldwide due to their positive risk/benefit correlation. A systematic review revealed a similar excess weight loss (EWL) 2 years postoperatively between SG and RYGB. However, there is a lack of randomized controlled multi-centre trials comparing SG and RYGB, not only concerning EWL, but also in terms of remission of obesity-related co-morbidities, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and quality of life (QoL) in the mid- and long-term. Methods: The BariSurg trial was designed as a multi-centre, randomized controlled patient and observer blind trial. The trial protocol was approved by the corresponding ethics committees of the centres. To demonstrate EWL non-inferiority of SG compared to RYGB, power calculation was performed according to a non-inferiority study design. Morbidity, mortality, remission of obesity-related co-morbidities, GERD course and QoL are major secondary endpoints. 248 patients between 18 and 70 years, with a body mass index (BMI) between 35-60 kg/m² and indication for bariatric surgery according to the most recent German S3-guidelines will be randomized. The primary and secondary endpoints will be assessed prior to surgery and afterwards at discharge and at the time points 3-6, 12, 24, 36, 48 and 60 months postoperatively. Discussion: With its five year follow-up, the BariSurg-trial will provide further evidence based data concerning the impact of SG and RYGB on EWL, remission of obesity-related co-morbidities, the course of GERD and QoL. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Patients with postbariatric bacterial overgrowth were reinvestigated after a follow-up of 15 years. It was hypothesized that systemic associations analogous to those reported for whole gut microbiome would be revealed. Methods: Patients ( n = 37, 70.3 % females, 42.4 ± 9.9 years old, preoperative BMI 53.5 ± 10.6 kg/m, current BMI 32.8 ± 10.8 kg/m), all submitted to RYGB on account of morbid obesity, were followed during 176.8 ± 25.7 months. Blood tests included fasting blood glucose, HbA1c, liver and pancreatic enzymes, and lipid fractions. Bacterial overgrowth was diagnosed by quantitative culture of gastric fluid in both the excluded remnant and the gastric pouch, with the help of double-balloon enteroscopy. Absolute counts of aerobes and anaerobes in both gastric reservoirs were correlated with nutritional and biochemical measurements, aiming to identify clinically meaningful associations. Results: Patients denied diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss, or other symptoms related to bacterial overgrowth. Biochemical profile including enzymes was also acceptable, indicating a stable condition. Positive correlation of bacterial count in either segment of the stomach was demonstrated for BMI and gamma-glutamyl transferase, whereas negative correlation occurred regarding fasting blood glucose. Conclusions: An antidiabetic role along with deleterious consequences for weight loss and liver function are possible in such circumstances. Such phenotype is broadly consistent with reported effects for the whole gut microbiome. Prospective controlled studies including molecular analysis of gastrointestinal fluid, and simultaneous profiling of the entire microbiome, are necessary to shed more light on these findings. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]