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Volume 7, Issue 7 (Suppl) J Obes Weight Loss Ther, an open access journal
ISSN:2165-7904 Obesity & Fitness Expo 2017
November 13-15, 2017
November 13-15, 2017 | Atlanta, USA 17th World Fitness Expo
16th International Conference and Exhibition on
Obesity & Weight Management
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Four decades of bariatric surgery in a community hospital of Spain
Introduction: Bariatric surgical practice changes in the community present thedevelopments
in a Spanish bariatric surgical practice in the community setting of Alcoy from its origin in 1977 through the present.
Methods: Bariatric surgical techniques employed in a country community setting over the course of nearly four decades are
reviewed retrospectively and qualitatively.
Results: Surgeons and medical professionals from Alcoy, Spain were involved in the evolution of bariatric surgery patient
management and surgical technique from 1977s through 2017. During the last 40 years, 1,475 patients were treated in our
clinics. Spanish bariatric surgeons contributed to advances in gastric bypass in the 1970s, vertical banded gastroplasty in
the 1980s, bilio-pancreatic diversion/duodenal switch in the 1990s and innovations associated with laparoscopy from the
1990s onward. Outcomes and approaches to prevention and treatment of bariatric surgical complications are reviewed from a
community perspective. Contributions to the bariatric surgical nomenclature and weight-loss reporting are noted.
Conclusions: The practice of bariatric surgery in the community setting must be updated continuously, as in any human and
surgical endeavor. Medical professionals in community bariatric practices should contribute their experiences to the field
through all avenues of scientific interaction and published papers.
Biography
IFSO 2002-3 President; 2011 ASMBS Outstanding Achievement Finalist; SECO (Sociedad Española de Cirugía de la obesidad) Spanish Bariatric Society Founder
Aniceto Baltasar
Alcoy Hospital, Spain
Aniceto Baltasar, J Obes Weight Loss Ther 2017, 7:7 (Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7904-C1-53