Ricardo Jureidini, Guilherme Naccache Namur, Thiago Costa Ribeiro, Telesforo Bacchella, Lucas Stolzemburg, José Jukemura, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Ivan Cecconello
{"title":"ROBOTIC ASSISTED VERSUS LAPAROSCOPIC DISTAL PANCREATECTOMY: A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY.","authors":"Ricardo Jureidini, Guilherme Naccache Namur, Thiago Costa Ribeiro, Telesforo Bacchella, Lucas Stolzemburg, José Jukemura, Ulysses Ribeiro Junior, Ivan Cecconello","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230065e1783","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1590/0102-672020230065e1783","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Minimally invasive distal pancreatectomy (MIDP) is associated with less blood loss and faster functional recovery. However, the benefits of robotic assisted distal pancreatectomy (RDP) over laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy (LDP) are unknown.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To compare RDP versus LDP for surgical treatment of benign lesions, pre-malignant and borderline malignant pancreatic neoplasias.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a retrospective study comparing LDP with RDP. Main outcomes were overall morbidity and overall costs. Secondary outcomes were pancreatic fistula (PF), infectious complications, readmission, operative time (OT) and length of hospital stay (LOS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty patients submitted to LDP and 29 submitted to RDP were included in the study. There was no difference regarding preoperative characteristics. There was no difference regarding overall complications (RDP - 72,4% versus LDP - 80%, p=0,49). Costs were superior for patients submitted to RDP (RDP=US$ 6,688 versus LDP=US$ 6,149, p=0,02), mostly due to higher costs of surgical materials (RDP=US$ 2,364 versus LDP=1,421, p=0,00005). Twenty-one patients submitted to RDP and 24 to LDP developed pancreatic fistula (PF), but only 4 RDP and 7 LDP experienced infectious complications associated with PF. OT (RDP=224 min. versus LDP=213 min., p=0.36) was similar, as well as conversion to open procedure (1 RDP and 2 LDP).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The postoperative morbidity of robotic distal pancreatectomy is comparable to laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy. However, the costs of robotic distal pancreatectomy are slightly higher.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1783"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10712921/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138802021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
João Victor Vecchi Ferri, Flávia Heinz Feier, Leandro Armani Scaffaro, Leticia Maffazioli, Celina Pereira Hallal, Cleber Rosito Pinto Kruel, Marcio Fernandes Chedid, Tomaz de Jesus Maria Grezzana Filho
{"title":"SALVAGE ALPPS PROCEDURE FOR FAILED PORTAL VEIN EMBOLIZATION.","authors":"João Victor Vecchi Ferri, Flávia Heinz Feier, Leandro Armani Scaffaro, Leticia Maffazioli, Celina Pereira Hallal, Cleber Rosito Pinto Kruel, Marcio Fernandes Chedid, Tomaz de Jesus Maria Grezzana Filho","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230058e1776","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230058e1776","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1776"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10695179/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138500281","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Julia Werner de Oliveira, Raquel Aguirra de Moraes, Samya Hamad Mehanna, Julia Costa Linhares
{"title":"COLORECTAL CANCER: HISTOPATHOLOGICAL PROFILE AND PREVALENCE OF DNA REPAIR SYSTEM DEFICIENCY IN PATIENTS SUBMITTED TO SURGICAL TREATMENT IN A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.","authors":"Julia Werner de Oliveira, Raquel Aguirra de Moraes, Samya Hamad Mehanna, Julia Costa Linhares","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230053e1771","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230053e1771","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Part of colorectal cancer cases occurs due to modifications in the DNA mismatch repair system, which are responsible for microsatellite instability. This alteration results in an unconventional phenotypic pattern of colorectal cancer.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To describe the epidemiological, histopathological and molecular profiles of patients with colorectal cancer who underwent surgical treatment in a reference hospital.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a cross-sectional, retrospective study with a quantitative approach, that included a review of patients' medical records who underwent oncological surgery for colorectal cancer.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 122 colorectal cancer cases were identified, with microsatellite instability detected in 8.2% of the sample. The gender distribution was similar, with 52.46% males, and the weighted average age was 63 years (standard deviation±11.65). However, in the microsatellite instability group, the predominant age was below 60 years. Regarding the histological type, adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified accounted for 80.33% of the cases, being the most prevalent in both groups, with the mucinous type being more frequent among the instability cases. The pT3 pathological staging (46.72%) was the most predominant. The topography was more prevalent on the left (60.66%), but there was a significant difference when compared to the group with microsatellite instability, in which 80% of the neoplasms were located on the right (p=0.006).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Differences in age and neoplastic topography found in microsatellite instability samples highlight the distinctive presentation pattern of the disease. Recognizing these characteristics is essential for developing prevention strategies, in addition to early and accurate diagnosis of colorectal cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1771"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10595073/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50163925","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lucas Faraco Sobrado, Fernando Noboru Cabral Mori, Carolina Bortolozzo Graciolli Facanali, Mariane Gouvea Monteiro Camargo, Sérgio Carlos Nahas, Carlos Walter Sobrado
{"title":"RISK FACTORS FOR EARLY POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS IN ACUTE COLITIS IN THE ERA OF BIOLOGIC THERAPY.","authors":"Lucas Faraco Sobrado, Fernando Noboru Cabral Mori, Carolina Bortolozzo Graciolli Facanali, Mariane Gouvea Monteiro Camargo, Sérgio Carlos Nahas, Carlos Walter Sobrado","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230052e1770","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230052e1770","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite major advances in the clinical treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, some patients still present with acute colitis and require emergency surgery.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To evaluate the risk factors for early postoperative complications in patients undergoing surgery for acute colitis in the era of biologic therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients with inflammatory bowel disease admitted for acute colitis who underwent total colectomy at a single tertiary hospital from 2012 to 2022 were evaluated. Postoperative complications were graded according to Clavien-Dindo classification (CDC). Patients with more severe complications (CDC≥2) were compared with those with less severe complications (CDC<2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 46 patients underwent surgery. The indications were: failure of clinical treatment (n=34), patients' or surgeon's preference (n=5), hemorrhage (n=3), toxic megacolon (n=2), and bowel perforation (n=2). There were eight reoperations, 60.9% of postoperative complications classified as CDC≥2, and three deaths. In univariate analyses, preoperative antibiotics use, ulcerative colitis diagnosis, lower albumin levels at admission, and preoperative hospital stay longer than seven days were associated with more severe postoperative complications.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Emergency surgery for acute colitis was associated with a high incidence of postoperative complications. Preoperative use of antibiotics, ulcerative colitis, lower albumin levels at admission, and delaying surgery for more than seven days were associated with more severe early postoperative complications. The use of biologics was not associated with worse outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1770"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10595074/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50163926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PROFESSOR PAULO ROBERTO SAVASSI ROCHA - FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BRAZILIAN COLLEGE OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY.","authors":"Samir Rasslan","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230044e1762","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230044e1762","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1762"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578148/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685590","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"PROFESSOR JULIO CEZAR UILI COELHO. FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE BRAZILIAN COLLEGE OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY.","authors":"Antonio Carlos Ligocki Campos","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230047e1765","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230047e1765","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1765"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578146/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ademar Caetano Assis Filho, Valdir Tercioti Junior, Nelson Adami Andreollo, José Antonio Possatto Ferrer, João de Souza Coelho Neto, Luiz Roberto Lopes
{"title":"GASTRIC NEUROENDOCRINE TUMOR: WHEN SURGICAL TREATMENT IS INDICATED?","authors":"Ademar Caetano Assis Filho, Valdir Tercioti Junior, Nelson Adami Andreollo, José Antonio Possatto Ferrer, João de Souza Coelho Neto, Luiz Roberto Lopes","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230050e1768","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230050e1768","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Gastric neuroendocrine tumors are a heterogeneous group of neoplasms that produce bioactive substances. Their treatment varies according to staging and classification, using endoscopic techniques, open surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and drugs analogous to somatostatin.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To identify and review cases of gastric neuroendocrine neoplasia submitted to surgical treatment.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Review of surgically treated patients from 1983 to 2018.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifteen patients were included, predominantly female (73.33%), with a mean age of 55.93 years. The most common symptom was epigastric pain (93.3%), and the mean time of symptom onset was 10.07 months. The preoperative upper digestive endoscopy (UDE) indicated a predominance of cases with 0 to 1 lesion (60%), sizing ≥1.5 cm (40%), located in the gastric antrum (53.33%), with ulceration (60%), and Borrmann III (33.33%) classification. The assessment of the surgical specimen indicated a predominance of invasive neuroendocrine tumors (60%), with angiolymphatic invasion in most cases (80%). Immunohistochemistry for chromogranin A was positive in 60% of cases and for synaptophysin in 66.7%, with a predominant Ki-67 index between 0 and 2%. Metastasis was observed in 20% of patients. The surgical procedure most performed was subtotal gastrectomy with Roux-en-Y reconstruction (53.3%). Tumor recurrence occurred in 20% of cases and a new treatment was required in 26.67%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Gastric neuroendocrine tumors have a low incidence in the general population, and surgical treatment is indicated for advanced lesions. The study of its management gains importance in view of the specificities of each case and the need for adequate conduct to prevent recurrences and complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1768"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578147/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685586","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Henrique de Aguiar Wiederkehr, Julio Cesar Wiederkehr, Mauro Rafael Da Igreja, Eduardo Brommelstroet Ramos, Marcelo Scheidemantel Nogara, Debora Stroparo Soffiatti, Andrew Massutti, Vivian Laís Sasaki, Barbara de Aguiar Wiederkehr, Igor Raphael Mathias Valejo, Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho
{"title":"LIVER TRANSPLANTATION IN PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY SCLEROSING CHOLANGITIS: A MULTICENTRIC STUDY.","authors":"Henrique de Aguiar Wiederkehr, Julio Cesar Wiederkehr, Mauro Rafael Da Igreja, Eduardo Brommelstroet Ramos, Marcelo Scheidemantel Nogara, Debora Stroparo Soffiatti, Andrew Massutti, Vivian Laís Sasaki, Barbara de Aguiar Wiederkehr, Igor Raphael Mathias Valejo, Júlio Cezar Uili Coelho","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230051e1769","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230051e1769","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) in the general population has not yet been clearly established. The management of PSC should focus on delaying the progression of the disease and restraining its complications. The only curative therapy for the disease remains liver transplantation (LT). PSC is currently the fifth most common indication for LT and corresponds to 5% of all LT indications in adults.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>Our objective is to evaluate the indications and outcomes of PSC patients undergoing LT in three liver transplantation centers in southern Brazil - Hospital Santa Isabel in Blumenau, Santa Catarina state, and Hospital das Clínicas and Hospital Nossa Senhora das Graças, in Curitiba, Parana state).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This is a longitudinal observational study of patients with PSC who underwent LT in three major Brazilian medical centers. Electronic medical records and study protocols of all patients subjected to LT from January 2011 to December 2021 were retrospectively reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 1,362 transplants performed in the three medical centers, 37 were due to PSC. Recurrence of PSC occurred in three patients (8.1%) in 3.0±2.4 years (range, 1-4 years). The 1-year and 5-year survival rates after the first LT were 83.8 and 80.6%, respectively. The 1-year and 5-year graft survival rates were, respectively, 83.8 and 74.8%.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our experience with LT in patients with PSC demonstrated good patient and graft survival results. Most deaths were due to common factors in patients undergoing LT.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1769"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578153/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alana Kezya Pereira-Rodrigues, João Victor Santos Maceio-Da-Graça, Erik Matheus Lemos de Oliveira Ferreira, Claudio Claudino Alves-Almeida
{"title":"ONLAY VERSUS RIVES-STOPPA TECHNIQUES IN THE TREATMENT OF INCISIONAL HERNIAS.","authors":"Alana Kezya Pereira-Rodrigues, João Victor Santos Maceio-Da-Graça, Erik Matheus Lemos de Oliveira Ferreira, Claudio Claudino Alves-Almeida","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230048e1766","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230048e1766","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In the surgical correction of large incisional hernias, the use of a prosthesis is essential in most cases regardless of the technique chosen. The preference is for the polypropylene prosthesis.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>To compare the onlay and Rives-Stoppa techniques in the correction of incisional hernias, their immediate results, complications, advantages, and disadvantages.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two groups of patients with incisional hernias were analyzed, submitted to the onlay (19 patients) and Rives-Stoppa (17 patients) techniques, and that used polypropylene prostheses. General epidemiological variables, perioperative data variables, and postoperative complications were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The patients' epidemiologic profile was similar between both groups. The majority were women (58.4%), with a mean age of 65.5 years and a previous mean body mass index of 41.5 kg/m². The Rives-Stoppa technique was employed in most patients (52.7%). Those submitted to the onlay technique had longer abdominal drainage time and longer hospital stay, as well as a higher incidence of seromas and surgical wound infection.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incisional herniorrhaphy technique with the placement of a pre-peritoneal polypropylene mesh by the Rives-Stoppa technique was superior to the onlay due to lower rates of drain use, hospital stay, and postoperative complications.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1766"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578152/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mariane de Carvalho Cremonesi, Leorides Duarte-Guerra, Denis Pajecki, Marco Aurelio Santo, Francisco Lotufo Neto, Yuan-Pang Wang
{"title":"VALIDITY OF THE BRAZILIAN-PORTUGUESE VERSION OF MOOREHEAD-ARDELT QUALITY OF LIFE QUESTIONNAIRE II AMONG PATIENTS WITH SEVERE OBESITY.","authors":"Mariane de Carvalho Cremonesi, Leorides Duarte-Guerra, Denis Pajecki, Marco Aurelio Santo, Francisco Lotufo Neto, Yuan-Pang Wang","doi":"10.1590/0102-672020230049e1767","DOIUrl":"10.1590/0102-672020230049e1767","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with obesity present multiple comorbid psychiatric conditions and experience impairments in health-related quality of life. Reliable and valid tools that evaluate health-related quality of life are essential for clinical practice.</p><p><strong>Aims: </strong>This study aimed to investigate the reliability and validity of the six-item Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life Questionnaire II among Brazilian patients with severe obesity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We assessed 387 patients (mean age 43 years, 78.8% women, mean body mass index of 46.5 kg/m²) on the waiting list of a bariatric surgery center. Trained research assistants concurrently applied the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life-II, the Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale, and the Global Assessment of Functioning for assessing health-related quality of life, comorbid depressive symptoms, and patient functioning level, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The internal consistency of the Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life-II was considered acceptable. The total score was correlated with the severity of depressive symptoms and functioning level. The more body mass index increases, the more health-related quality of life worsens. The Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life-II presented a unidimensional structure.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The unidimensional Moorehead-Ardelt Quality of Life-II is a reliable and valid measure for evaluating health-related quality of life in Brazilian patients with severe obesity. The questionnaire allows to quickly assess the health-related quality of life of patients in different bariatric contexts, considering depression and functional level.</p>","PeriodicalId":72298,"journal":{"name":"Arquivos brasileiros de cirurgia digestiva : ABCD = Brazilian archives of digestive surgery","volume":"36 ","pages":"e1767"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10578149/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49685591","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}