Rashti F, Gupta E, Ebrahimi S, Shope TR, Koch TR, Gostout CJ. Development of minimally invasive techniques for management of medically-complicated obesity. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(37): 13424-13445 [PMID: 25309074 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13424]
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Timothy R Koch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MedStar-Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University School of Medicine, POB North, Suite 3400, 110 Irving Street, Washington, DC 20010, United States. timothy.r.koch@medstar.net
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World J Gastroenterol. Oct 7, 2014; 20(37): 13424-13445 Published online Oct 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i37.13424
Development of minimally invasive techniques for management of medically-complicated obesity
Farzin Rashti, Ekta Gupta, Suzan Ebrahimi, Timothy R Shope, Timothy R Koch, Christopher J Gostout
Farzin Rashti, Ekta Gupta, Suzan Ebrahimi, Timothy R Koch, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MedStar-Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC 20010, United States
Timothy R Shope, Department of Surgery, MedStar-Washington Hospital Center, Center for Advanced Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Washington, DC 20010, United States
Christopher J Gostout, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Medical School, Rochester, MN 55905, United States
Author contributions: Shope TR, Koch TR and Gostout CJ outlined and rewrote the manuscript; and Rashti F, Gupta E and Ebrahimi S wrote the paper.
Correspondence to: Timothy R Koch, MD, Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, MedStar-Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University School of Medicine, POB North, Suite 3400, 110 Irving Street, Washington, DC 20010, United States. timothy.r.koch@medstar.net
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Received: April 30, 2014 Revised: June 15, 2014 Accepted: July 16, 2014 Published online: October 7, 2014 Processing time: 160 Days and 8.1 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Obesity and its associated co-morbidities are on the rise worldwide and have reached epidemic proportions. Surgical procedures have been developed and refined to manage obesity. Bariatric surgery is now the preferred modality of therapy for medically-complicated obesity. Attempts to replace invasive bariatric techniques are the driving factors behind studies of newer, minimally invasive procedures. Our therapeutic armamentarium continues to expand for treatment of morbid obesity and its medical complication as new research is completed and novel minimally invasive techniques are assessed. Preliminary results in several of these areas are promising and provide practitioners with a potential future array of options and modes of therapy.
