Revision/Conversion Surgeries After One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass—An Experts’ Modified Delphi Consensus

Mohammad Kermansaravi, Sonja Chiappetta, Chetan Parmar, Miguel A. Carbajo, Mario Musella, Jean Marc Chevallier, Rui Ribeiro, Almino C. Ramos, Rudolf Weiner, Abdelrahman Nimeri, Edo Aarts, Syed Imran Abbas, Ahmad Bashir, Estuardo Behrens, Helmuth Billy, Ricardo V. Cohen, Daniel Caina, Maurizio De Luca, Bruno Dillemans, Mathias A.L. FobiManoel Galvao Neto, Khaled Gawdat, Mohamad Hayssam ElFawal, Kazunori Kasama, Radwan Kassir, Amir Khan, Lilian Kow, Kul Deepak Singh Kular, Muffazal Lakdawala, Laurent Layani, Wei Jei Lee, Enrique Luque-de-León, Kamal Mahawar, Hazem Almomani, Karl Miller, Juan Carlos Olivares González, Arun Prasad, Karl Rheinwalt, Robert Rutledge, Bassem Safadi, Paulina Salminen, Asim Shabbir, Halit Eren Taskin, Jose Sergio Verboonen, Ramon Vilallonga, Cunchuan Wang, Scott A. Shikora, Gerhard Prager

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Abstract

Purpose: There is a lack of evidence for treatment of some conditions including complication management, suboptimal initial weight loss, recurrent weight gain, or worsening of a significant obesity complication after one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB). This study was designed to respond to the existing lack of agreement and to provide a valuable resource for clinicians by employing an expert-modified Delphi consensus method. 

Methods: Forty-eight recognized bariatric surgeons from 28 countries participated in the modified Delphi consensus to vote on 64 statements in two rounds. An agreement/disagreement among ≥ 70.0% of the experts was regarded to indicate a consensus. 

Results: A consensus was achieved for 46 statements. For recurrent weight gain or worsening of a significant obesity complication after OAGB, more than 85% of experts reached a consensus that elongation of the biliopancreatic limb (BPL) is an acceptable option and the total bowel length measurement is mandatory during BPL elongation to preserve at least 300–400 cm of common channel limb length to avoid nutritional deficiencies. Also, more than 85% of experts reached a consensus on conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) with or without pouch downsizing as an acceptable option for the treatment of persistent bile reflux after OAGB and recommend detecting and repairing any size of hiatal hernia during conversion to RYGB. 

Conclusion: While the experts reached a consensus on several aspects regarding revision/conversion surgeries after OAGB, there are still lingering areas of disagreement. This highlights the importance of conducting further studies in the future to address these unresolved issues. 

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Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2399-2410
Number of pages12
JournalObesity Surgery
Volume34
Issue number7
Early online date11 Jun 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jul 2024

Keywords

  • Conversion
  • Correction
  • OAGB
  • Reversal
  • Revision
  • Revisional bariatric surgery

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