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{"title":"A comparative analysis of different reduced-port laparoscopic surgical procedures after non-curative endoscopic resection for early colorectal cancer","authors":"Dandan Song, Chongjie Huang, Chen Yang, Yating Shen, Changbao Liu, Zhonglin Wang, Limiao Lin","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2024.134750","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2024.134750","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>Surgery serves as a salvage procedure for non-curative resection of early-stage colorectal cancer under endoscopy. A standard method for performing additional surgery after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) for early colorectal cancer has yet to be established.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To enhance the understanding of different surgical outcomes by discussing additional treatment strategies following non-complete curative endoscopic resection of early colorectal cancer.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>This retrospective study included 88 patients who were divided into three groups based on the surgical approach: conventional laparoscopic surgery (CLS), single-incision plus one-port laparoscopic surgery (SILS+1), and three-port laparoscopic surgery combined with natural orifice specimen extraction surgery (three-port NOSES). The study aimed to compare the surgical outcomes, safety, and postoperative recovery among these groups.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>The SILS+1 and three-port NOSES groups demonstrated comparable safety and efficacy to the CLS group in terms of blood loss, complications, number of lymph node dissections, and length of bowel resection. However, the SILS+1 and three-port NOSES groups had advantages in terms of incision length (7.11 ±0.38, 4.24 ±0.33, 3.16 ±0.22, p &lt; 0.001), postoperative pain (4.000 [3.0,5.0], 3.500 [3.0,4.0], 3.000 [3.0,4.0]; p = 0.003), cosmetic result (4.000 [3.8,5.0], 7.000 [7.0,8.0], 7.000 [7.0,8.0]; p &lt; 0.001), and hospital stay (8.000 [7.0,9.0], 7.000 [6.3,8.0.], 7.000 [6.3,8.0]; p = 0.035).<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>Different strategies of reduced-port laparoscopic surgery have been demonstrated to be effective and safe in additional surgery after non-curative ESD. These techniques have shown reduced pain and increased satisfaction among patients. Reduced-port laparoscopic surgery is expected to become the preferred treatment option for these patients.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"3 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2024-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effects of different puncture approaches on the curative effect and safety of patients with combined cardiovascular and cerebrovascular angiography","authors":"Hui Xi, Chang-Yu Lu, Ning Wang, Yang Zhao, Yuan-Li Zhao, Tao Hong, Wen-Chao Zhang","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.134144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.134144","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>The relationship between different puncture points and perioperative complications and length of stay in hospital (LOS) in SCCAG patients has rarely been reported.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To compare the curative effect and safety of the transradial artery approach and the transfemoral artery approach in combined heart-brain angiography.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>120 patients who received combined cardio-cerebral angiography in our hospital were selected and divided into a transradial artery approach group (TRA) and a transfemoral artery approach group (TFA) according to a random number table. The postoperative efficacy and safety of the 2 groups were compared.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>There was no statistically significant difference in puncture time and operation time between the 2 groups (p &gt; 0.05). Postoperative bed rest time, hospitalization time, and X-ray exposure time in the TRA group were shorter than those in the TFA group, and the difference was statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05). Before operation and 3 days after operation, there was no significant difference in left ventricle ejection fraction between the 2 groups (p &gt; 0. 05). The overall incidence of complications in the TFA group was higher than that in the TRA group. The incidence between haematoma and pseudoaneurysm in the TFA group was higher, and the difference was statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05).<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>For simultaneous heart-brain angiography, interventional therapy via radial artery and femoral artery has good curative effect and can improve cardiac function. However, interventional therapy through the radial artery can shorten the postoperative bed rest time and hospitalization time, and reduce the incidence of complications.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Preoperative computed tomography-guided localization for pulmonary nodules: comparison between hook-wire and anchored needle localization","authors":"Wen-Jie Zhou, Gang Chen, Ya-Yong Huang, Peng Peng, Peng-Hua Lv, Jing-Li Lv","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.134158","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.134158","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>Both hook-wire (HW) and anchored needle (AN) techniques can be used for preoperative computed tomography (CT)-guided localization for pulmonary nodules (PNs). But the outcomes associated with these two materials remain unclear.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To assess the relative safety and efficacy of preoperative CT-guided HW and AN localization for PNs.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>This was a retrospective analysis of data collected from two institutions. Consecutive patients with PNs between January 2020 and December 2021 who underwent preoperative CT-guided HW or AN localization followed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) procedures were included in these analyses, which compared the safety and clinical efficiency of these two localization strategies.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>In total, 98 patients (105 PNs) and 93 patients (107 PNs) underwent CT-guided HW and AN localization procedures, respectively. The HW and AN groups exhibited similar rates of successful PN localization (95.2% vs. 99.1%, p = 0.117), but the dislodgement rate in the HW group was significantly higher than that for the AN group (4.8% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.029). The mean pain score of patients in the HW group was significantly higher than that for the AN group (p = 0.001). HW and AN localization strategies were associated with comparable pneumothorax (21.4% vs. 16.1%, p = 0.349) and pulmonary hemorrhage (29.6% vs. 23.7%, p = 0.354) rates. All patients other than 1 individual in the HW group successfully underwent VATS-guided limited resection.<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>These data suggest that AN represents a safe, well-tolerated, feasible preoperative localization strategy for PNs that may offer value as a replacement for HW localization.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"32 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297662","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The safety of Pfannenstiel incision for specimen extraction in laparoscopic colorectal surgery for colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Jingjing Guo, Dong Yang, Bao Zhang, Xing Xu, Zhuo Yang, Yan Zhao, Zhichao Zheng, Xiangyu Meng, Tao Zhang","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.134194","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.134194","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>The Pfannenstiel incision is often used in gynecological Cesarean section; however, there is limited research on the use of the Pfannenstiel incision for specimen extraction in laparoscopic surgery for the treatment of colorectal cancer.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To evaluate the safety of using the Pfannenstiel incision for specimen extraction in laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer patients.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, CNKI, VIP and WanFangData were searched for studies published up to March 10, 2023; a random-effects model (RCT) and a fixed-effect model were used to evaluate the safety. Operative time, length of extraction skin incision, overall complications, superficial wound infection, organ/space surgical site infection and incisional hernia were evaluated.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>A total of 5 studies were included in this research. There were no significant advantages in operation time, length of the incision, overall complications, superficial wound infection and organ/space surgical site in the Pfannenstiel group compared to the no Pfannenstiel group. However, the Pfannenstiel incision has a tendency to increase the length of the incision (SMD = 0.05; 95% CI = –0.22 to 0.33; p = 0.71) and the results of the remaining five (operative time,overall complications,incisional hernia, incisional infection and organ/space surgical site infection) are slightly skewed toward the Pfannenstiel incision. It is worth mentioning that incisional hernia (IH) may have an advantage in the Pfannenstiel group compared to the no Pfannenstiel group. Four studies were not at clear risk of bias and two studies were at risk of bias.<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>Our study concludes that the Pfannenstiel incision has a good safety record and it is a good option for extracting specimens during laparoscopic surgery for colon cancer. The Pfannenstiel incision used for laparoscopic surgical specimen extraction has a significantly lower incidence of incisional hernia over no Pfannenstiel.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"85 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297656","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of obesity on short-term outcomes after the laparoscopic liver resection: a single-institution experience","authors":"Tajda Španring, Špela Turk, Irena Plahuta, Tomislav Magdalenić, Kevin Laufer, Aleks Brumec, Stojan Potrč, Arpad Ivanecz","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.134104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.134104","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>Obesity is a major public health problem and a well-known cause of multiple comorbidities. With the increasing application of minimally invasive surgery for benign and malignant liver lesions, the results of laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) in obese patients are of great interest.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To evaluate the short-term operative outcomes after LLR in obese patients and compare them to patients with normal weight and overweight.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>All 235 consecutive patients undergoing LLR from 2008 to 2023 were retrospectively analysed. Patients were categorized into 3 groups based on their body mass index (BMI): normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2), and obese (≥ 30 kg/m2). The groups were then compared regarding preoperative data and intra- and postoperative outcomes.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>Despite higher ASA score and associated comorbidities in the obese group, there were no significant differences in intraoperative complication (blood loss, damage to surrounding structures, conversion rate) between BMI groups (20.8% vs. 16.8% vs. 22.7%, p = 0.619). There were no significant differences in overall morbidity (34.7% vs. 27.7% vs. 29.5%, p = 0.582), as well as major morbidity (15.9% vs. 11.8% vs. 11.4%, p = 0.784) or mortality rates (1.4% vs. 1.7% vs. 0.0%, p = 1.000). Univariate logistic regression did not show BMI or obesity as a predictive variable for intraoperative complication.<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>Obesity is not a significant, strong risk factor for worse short-term outcomes, and LLR may be considered also in patients with overweight and obesity.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"234 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140316921","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The influence of obesity on the safety of laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a retrospective analysis","authors":"Michal Janik, Krzysztof Jędras, Dawid Golik, Przemysław Sroczyński","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.134121","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.134121","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>The increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide has raised concerns about its impact on surgical outcomes across various procedures. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC), a common surgical intervention for benign gallbladder disease, is no exception. The relationship between obesity and LC outcomes remains complex and merits further investigation.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>This retrospective study aimed to assess the influence of obesity on the safety and surgical outcomes of LC.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>Patients were divided into 2 groups: those with obesity (body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m²) and non-obese controls (BMI &lt; 30 kg/m²). Baseline characteristics, operative duration, hospitalization length, and post-operative complications, categorized by the Clavien-Dindo classification, were evaluated.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>Among 116 patients with obesity and 176 non-obese controls, differences in age and gender were noted but were not clinically significant. Operative time was longer in the group with obesity. Hospitalization length and adverse event occurrence did not differ significantly. Importantly, post-operative complications showed no substantial differences between the groups, suggesting that obesity may not significantly increase the complication risk in this population.<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>Obesity may not substantially elevate the risk of adverse events or severe complications following LC in this patient population. Careful patient selection, preoperative evaluation, and surgical technique remain crucial. Further research in larger, diverse populations is needed to validate these findings.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"87 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297543","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Minimally invasive autopsy – endoscopic approach to post-mortem diagnostics","authors":"Paweł Świderski, Szymon Rzepczyk, Beata Bożek, Czesław Żaba","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.134122","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.134122","url":null,"abstract":"The noticeable decline in the number of autopsies performed in recent years requires investigation into the causes of the phenomenon and attempts to prevent it. One potential cause of this trend is fear of disfiguring the body. Carrying out autopsies using a minimally invasive method may reduce the decrease in the number of autopsies performed. The first work on the development of the method and its continuation gave promising results. This allows us to start a discussion on attempts to introduce the method. The solution seems especially justified when the alternative is to completely abandon post-mortem examinations using the traditional method. Laparoscopy and thoracoscopy are tools that allow for accurate imaging and analysis of organ changes. Enriching them with additional tests using endoscopic techniques may have a positive impact on the accuracy of autopsy diagnoses. The development of a clear protocol for minimally invasive post-mortem diagnosis requires further research to determine the accuracy of the method.","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"181 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140297422","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Anesthesia-related postoperative oncological surgical outcomes: a comparison of total intravenous anesthesia and volatile anesthesia. A meta-analysis","authors":"Qiaoqin Yan, Haofeng Liang, Hengming Yin, Xianhua Ye","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.133916","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.133916","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>In patients undergoing cancer surgery, it is ambiguous whether propofol-based total intravenous anesthesia (TIVA) elicits a significantly higher overall survival rate than volatile anesthetics (VA). Consequently, evaluating the impact of TIVA and VA on long-term oncological outcomes is crucial.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>This study compared TIVA versus VA for cancer surgery patients and investigated the potential correlation between anesthetics and their long-term surgical outcomes.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>A comprehensive search of Medline, EMBASE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library identified English-language peer-reviewed journal papers. The statistical measurements of hazard ratio (HR) and 95% CI were calculated. We assessed heterogeneity using Cochrane Q and I2 statistics and the appropriate p-value. The analysis used RevMan 5.3.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>The meta-analysis included 10 studies with 14036 cancer patients, 6264 of whom received TIVA and 7777 VA. In this study, we examined the long-term oncological outcomes of cancer surgery patients with TIVA and VA. Our data show that the TIVA group had a considerably higher overall survival rate (HR = 0.49, 95% CI: 0.30–0.80) and recurrence-free survival rate (HR = 0.56, 95% CI: 0.32–0.97). Each outcome was statistically significant (p &lt; 0.05).<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>The present study concludes that TIVA is a more effective anesthetic agent than VA in obtaining better long-term oncological outcomes in cancer patients after surgery as it provides a higher overall survival rate, a higher recurrence-free survival rate and fewer post-operative pathological findings in patients who have undergone surgery for cancer as compared to VA.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"100 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139055926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Minimally invasive treatment of postoperative fistulas, leakages, and perforations of the upper gastrointestinal tract: a single-center observational study","authors":"Jaroslaw Cwaliński, Jacek Paszkowski, Filip Lorek, Pawel Samborski, Marcin Kucharski, Hanna Michalak, Tomasz Banasiewicz","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.133838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.133838","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>Most anastomotic leaks in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract can be treated with minimally invasive techniques dominated by endoluminal vacuum therapy (EVT) or stent implantation. Chronic leaks often require additional solutions, such as tissue adhesives or cellular growth stimulants.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To present a treatment strategy for postoperative leakage of upper GI anastomoses with noninvasive procedures.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>A group of 19 patients treated in the period 2015–2023 with postoperative upper GI tract leakage was enrolled for endoscopic treatment. The indication for the therapy was anastomotic dehiscence not exceeding half of the circumference and the absence of severe septic complications. All patients were managed using endoscopic vacuum therapy (EVT) or a self-expanding stent while persistent fistulas were additionally treated with alternative methods.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>The EVT was successfully implemented in 13 cases, but 7 patients required alternative methods to achieve definitive healing. Self-expanding stent placement was performed in 6 patients; however, in 3 cases a periprosthetic leakage occurred. In this group, two patients had the stent removed and the third one died due to septic complications. Post-treatment stenosis was identified in 5 patients after EVT that required balloon dilation with acceptable resolution in all cases.<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>Early detected anastomotic dehiscence limited to half of the circumference most effectively responded to the noninvasive treatment. Nutritional support as well as complementary endoscopic solutions such as tissue adhesives, growth stimulants and hemostatic clips increase the percentage of complete healing.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"65 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139055729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Revisional bariatric procedures in the group of patients over 60 years of age: a multicenter cohort study (PROSS Study)","authors":"Piotr Zarzycki, Justyna Rymarowicz, Piotr Małczak, Magdalena Pisarska-Adamczyk, Mateusz Wierdak, Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz, Paweł Lech, Michał Pędziwiatr, Piotr Major","doi":"10.5114/wiitm.2023.133843","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.5114/wiitm.2023.133843","url":null,"abstract":"<b>Introduction</b><br/>The constantly increasing prevalence of obesity in the population and the lengthening of life expectancy affect the appearance of the problem of pathological obesity also in the elderly. At the same time, an increase in the number of bariatric procedures (also revisional) performed in elderly patients is observed.<br/><br/><b>Aim</b><br/>To assess the indications for revisional bariatric procedures along with the safety and postoperative results in the group of patients over 60 years of age.<br/><br/><b>Material and methods</b><br/>The study was conducted in 2019–2020 among patients undergoing revisional bariatric procedures in Polish bariatric centers. The data were obtained through a multicenter, observational retrospective study.<br/><br/><b>Results</b><br/>Our data consist of 55 (8.1%) patients older than 60 years of age who underwent revisional bariatric procedures. Revisional procedures in the group of patients over 60 years of age had fewer postoperative complications (16.4% vs. 23.1%, p &lt; 0.05). Remission of type II diabetes or arterial hypertension was achieved to a lesser extent in patients operated on over the age of 60 (13% and 15%, respectively) compared to patients operated on under the age of 60 (47% and 34%, respectively; p &lt; 0.05).<br/><br/><b>Conclusions</b><br/>Revisional bariatric procedures in the group of patients over 60 years of age do not cause an increased risk of postoperative complications or prolonged hospital stay. The possibility of achieving remission or improvement in the treatment of comorbidities in patients operated on over 60 years of age is relatively lower compared to a younger group.<br/><br/>","PeriodicalId":49361,"journal":{"name":"Videosurgery and Other Miniinvasive Techniques","volume":"30 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2023-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139055664","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}