Bariatric surgery in University Clinical Centre Tuzla and Bosnia and Herzegovina: where we are and where we want to be

Fuad Pašić; Nermin Salkić; Emir Ahmetašević; Ervin Alibegović; Jasmina Smajić; Lejla Jašarević; Rusmir Softić; Jasmin Hamidović; Amina Krupalija

doi:10.17392/1868-22-01

Bariatric surgery in University Clinical Centre Tuzla and Bosnia and Herzegovina: where we are and where we want to be

Med Glas (Zenica). 2025 Jan 1;22(1):1-3. doi: 10.17392/1868-22-01. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Fuad Pašić^{1

2}, Nermin Salkić^{2

3}, Emir Ahmetašević¹, Ervin Alibegović⁴, Jasmina Smajić⁵, Lejla Jašarević⁶, Rusmir Softić⁷, Jasmin Hamidović⁷, Amina Krupalija⁸

Affiliations

¹ Surgery Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
² School of Medicine, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
³ Erbe Elektromedizin GmbH Tübingen, Germany.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁵ Anaesthesia and Resuscitation Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁶ Endocrinology Department, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁷ Psychiatry Clinic, University and Clinical Centre Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
⁸ Surgery Department, General Hospital Abdulah Nakaš, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

PMID: 40129328
DOI: 10.17392/1868-22-01

Abstract

Bariatric surgery has emerged as the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, offering substantial and sustained weight loss and improvement in comorbid conditions. This paper reviews the development, implementation, and outcomes of bariatric surgery at the University and Clinical Centre Tuzla based on a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent bariatric surgery over a three-year period. A significant weight loss was observed, postoperative complications were minimal, with no in-hospital mortality. The bariatric surgery program demonstrates a significant progress in treating morbid obesity in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Keywords: complications; retrospective analysis; weight loss.