چکیده (انگلیسی):

Introduction: Obesity is a major public health concern worldwide, including
Singapore. Bariatric surgery has grown in popularity to combat this situation, and innovations
in this field have led to the emergence of new bariatric procedures. For the healthy growth of
this specialized field of surgery, it is mandatory to audit the progress and state of bariatric
surgery at regular intervals.
Methods: An e-mail questionnaire survey was conducted in all the leading hospitals of
Singapore practicing bariatric surgery between 2005 and 2009. All four hospitals to which
the questionnaire survey was mailed responded. The responses from these hospitals were
tabulated and analyzed.
Results: Between 2005 and 2009, a total of 278 bariatric procedures were performed on 151
men and 127 women with a mean age of 40.34 years (range: 18e64 years) by 12 practicing
surgeons. The mean body mass index was 42.25 kg/m2 (range: 31.4e73 kg/m2
). All the operations
were performed laparoscopically. The most commonly performed procedure was adjustable
gastric banding (81.65%), followed by sleeve gastrectomy (13.66%) and Roux en Y gastric
bypass (3.95%).
Conclusion: There is a flux of newer procedures in Singapore. Adjustable gastric banding,
which was the only available procedure being performed in 2004, was gradually being replaced
by other procedures such as sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in 2009.