ESTUDIO COMPARATIVO ENTRE BALÓN INTRAGASTRICO Y MANGA GÁSTRICA LAPAROSCÓPICA EN EL MANEJO DEL PACIENTE OBESO PERIODO OCTUBRE 2014 A OCTUBRE 2016. "HOSPITAL TEODORO MALDONADO CARBO"

Abstract

Methodology.- This is a prospective and comparative Study that took place in the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo Hospital, the patients involved in this Study had been diagnosed with Third Degree Obesity, during the established period of time from October 2014 to October 2016. Results.- The total included in this Study were 60 patients, of which a 65% were performed with Sleeve Gastrectomy and a 35% were performed with Intragastric Balloon. The average age was 40 + 1.37 (37.26 – 42.74) years, of which a 68% were women and a 32% were men. The patients that were performed Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery showed a significant weight reduction, they went from an average pre-surgery weight of 120.42 + 16.85 kg to a year later average weight of 76.05 + 12.1kg; in comparison to patients whom were performed Intragastric Balloon, they showed an average presurgery weight of 131.2 + 17.15 kg and the results one year after surgery were 108.91 + 13.71 kg. There was an appropriate quality of life in the group of patients corresponding to Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery in comparison to the Intragastric Balloon Surgery group. Nevertheless,during the valuation of the serum levels of haemoglobine and hematocrit, showed an unfavorable tendency on patients from the Sleeve Gastrectomy group. Conclusion.- The Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery is an efective and secure procedure, it clearly demonstrated a larger reduction of the anthropometric values in contrast to the Intragastric Balloon, it also, improved significantly the quality of life in this patients, despite the fact that mostly of its patients will have to maintain in the future a nutritional supplement to keep the serum levels of haemoglobin and hematocrit between normal values.