Publicaties
The multicenter Belgian survey on liver transplantation from hepatocellular failure after bariatric surgery KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Gent
Anti-reflux surgery after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass : our experience in 10 patients GERD and bariatric surgery Universiteit Gent
Dietary supplements and bariatric surgery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery has been in practice for achieving significant weight loss in patients who have failed to achieve weight loss after pharmacological interventions. The rising cases of obesity are a triggering factor for more bariatric surgeries worldwide. Interestingly, sustained weight loss achieved post-bariatric surgery offers metabolic advantages, and patients show improved glucose and lipid metabolisms. Bariatric ...
Depression and anxiety : lack of associations with an inadequate diet in a sample of pregnant women with a history of bariatric surgery : a multicenter prospective controlled cohort study Universiteit Gent KU Leuven Universiteit Antwerpen
Bariatric surgery does not appear to affect women's breast-milk composition Universiteit Gent KU Leuven
Gut microbiota in bariatric surgery Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gut microbes share a symbiotic relationship with humans and perform several metabolic and physiological functions essential for human survival. It has been established in several scientific studies that obesity and other metabolic complications are always associated with disturbed gut microbiota profile, also called gut dysbiosis. In recent years, bariatric surgery has become a treatment of choice for weight loss, and it forms an important ...
Endothelial function and its determinants in children born after maternal bariatric surgery Vrije Universiteit Brussel KU Leuven
BACKGROUND: Children born from mothers who underwent bariatric surgery were found to have an improved lipid profile and lower CRP levels compared to siblings born before surgery. We hypothesized that surgery before pregnancy might also influence endothelial function in the offspring.
METHODS: Blood sample analysis, blood pressure (BP) measurement, and peripheral arterial tonometry (PAT) were performed in 142 children (median age 10.5 ...