Rosalind Franklin Society Proudly Announces the 2022 Award Recipient for Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care

The Rosalind Franklin Society (RFS), in partnership with Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers, enthusiastically congratulate our distinguished recipient of the 2022 annual RFS Award in Science for this journal, which recognizes the outstanding research and published work of women and underrepresented minority scientists, physicians, and engineers.

Mohey R. Elbanna, et al., “The Effect of Vagus Nerve Preservation on Gastrointestinal Function After One Anastomosis/Mini Gastric Bypass,” Bariatric Surgical Practice and Patient Care 16, no. 2 (June 2021): 92–97, http://doi.org/10.1089/bari.2020.0052.

Abstract

The effects of Vagus Nerve preservation or division during One Anastomosis/Mini Gastric Bypass (OAGB/MGB) have not been studied before. The aim of this study was to compare Vagus Dividing OAGB/MGB versus Vagus Preserving OAGB/MGB as regards Gastrointestinal Quality-of-Life, postoperative weight loss, and metabolic outcome.

This randomized-controlled study included 200 patients divided into two equal groups. Group I underwent Vagus Dividing OAGB/MGB (VD-OAGB/MGB). Group II underwent Vagus Preserving OAGB/MGB (VP-OAGB/MGB) in whom the neurovascular bundle was preserved till the gastric antrum. One year after surgery 87 patients in Group I and 84 patients in Group II completed the follow-up. The postoperative Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index score significantly improved 1 year after surgery. Patients had improvement in social, physical, and emotional function. The domain of specific symptoms worsened after VD-OAGB/MGB and improved after VP-OAGB/MGB. There was no significant difference between both groups in complications, weight loss, or metabolic outcome.

Biosketch

Dr. Mohey Elbanna is a professor and consultant of laparoscopic, obesity, and gastrointestinal surgeries. He believes that human diseases, especially obesity, constitute a great burden on people, not only physically but also psychologically, and seeks to provide the best treatment methods for the patient in order to break the restrictions of obesity and live a life full of vitality and optimism. Dr. Elbanna is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and Secretary General of the Egyptian Department, and general secretary of the Egyptian Society for Obesity Surgery.