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Preoperative Body Mass Index Reduction and 30-Day Outcomes After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery - An MBSAQIP 2015–2023...

Preoperative weight loss is often recommended before metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), though its impact on postoperative outcomes, particularly in high body mass index (BMI)...

Bariatric surgery vs. semaglutides vs. endoscopic visceral lipectomy

Despite the emergence of new pharmacologic alternatives to traditional bariatric surgery, the global obesity epidemic continues to escalate. Semaglutides, while effective for some,...

Bariatric surgery vs. semaglutides vs. endoscopic visceral lipectomy

Despite the emergence of new pharmacologic alternatives to traditional bariatric surgery, the global obesity epidemic continues to escalate. Semaglutides, while effective for some,...

Psychiatric Morbidity After Bariatric Surgery and its Association with Postoperative Body Mass Index: A National Analysi...

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) remains the most effective intervention for durable weight loss and improvement of obesity-related comorbidities. However, its association wit...

Tul789 IMPACT OF BARIATRIC SURGERY ON POST-TRANSPLANT OUTCOMES IN SOLID ORGAN RECIPIENTS

How GLP-1 medications compare to bariatric surgery

For most of my career as a bariatric surgeon, I told patients that surgery was the most reliable tool we had for significant, sustained weight loss. That conversation has fundament...

How GLP-1 medications compare to bariatric surgery

For most of my career as a bariatric surgeon, I told patients that surgery was the most reliable tool we had for significant, sustained weight loss. That conversation has fundament...

How GLP-1 medications compare to bariatric surgery

For most of my career as a bariatric surgeon, I told patients that surgery was the most reliable tool we had for significant, sustained weight loss. That conversation has fundament...

Weight Loss Operation Outperforms Wonder Drug

The meds arrived with considerable fanfare. Semaglutide, tirzepatide, the whole GLP-1 family: drugs that could, apparently, do something medicine had never managed well before. Shr...

The Placenta as the Missing Link in Pregnancy After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery

Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) has transformed the management of obesity and its associated metabolic disease. As the number of reproductive-aged women undergoing bariatric proc...

American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Statement on the Treatment options for patients with non-response a...

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective treatment for severe obesity, producing durable weight loss and improvement in obesity-related comorbidities. However, a...

New weight loss procedure at Royal Alexandra Hospital being hailed a ‘game-changer’

With a endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty, the stomach is stitched smaller from the inside and instead of doctors making abdominal incisions, the tools go down the patient's throat.

Best Bariatric Surgery Pre-Op Programs in the Denver Metro: 7 Options Compared

Choosing a bariatric surgery team starts months before the operating room—during the teaching, coaching, and medical tune-ups that lock in safety. Metro Denver hosts more than a do...

Когда «слишком сложно» – не повод отказывать в лечении. Случай из практики бариатрического хирурга

Месяц назад ко мне, как к бариатрическому хирургу, на приём пришёл пациент, 41 год. За его плечами уже было несколько консультаций в разных клиниках, и везде он получил отказ в опе...

The Impact of Obesity Onset and Duration on Outcomes After Metabolic Bariatric Surgery: an international multicenter coh...

Obesity prevalence is rising globally and is associated with multiple comorbidities. While metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) is effective for weight loss and comorbidity improvemen...

Comment on: "Laparoscopic metabolic and bariatric surgery in patients with high body mass index—a nationwide registry-ba...

The escalating obesity pandemic with its disproportionate rise in the higher obesity classes continues to challenge healthcare systems globally. Patients affected by obesity with e...

Hernia Recurrence Post Concurrent Hernia Repair & Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery versus Ventral Hernia Repair Alone

In patients with obesity and ventral hernias, there is growing interest in combining ventral hernia repair with metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) as a concurrent procedure. This re...

Bariatric Surgeries Decline as GLP-1 Medications Gain Widespread Use in Obesity Treatment

*Metabolic and bariatric surgeries in the United States have seen a notable decline in recent years, even as GLP-1 medications continue to gain traction as a treatment option for o...

John Bergner’s 374-Pound Weight Loss: How Surgery, Mindset & the “BIG 3” Changed His Life

After years of struggling with his weight, former athlete John Bergner transformed his life losing 374 pounds through surgery, discipline, and daily commitment to his “BIG 3.More

Placental lesions and fetal growth in pregnancy after metabolic bariatric surgery- A matched cohort study

Metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) improves long-term metabolic health but has been associated with altered fetal growth patterns. The placental mechanisms underlying these outcomes...

“Optimizing Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Results of the BPG-1 Randomized Trial on Limb Length Configuration”

The optimal limb lengths for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) to maximize weight loss and address obesity-related diseases remain debated.

Health Spotlight: How to Prepare Your Body for a Life-Changing Weight Loss Surgery

Bariatric surgery requires thorough preparation, ideally starting three to six months prior. Key steps include following a pre-surgery diet, obtaining medical clearances, quitting...

Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Weight Recurrence and Functional Complications: A Singl...

Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) was initially developed as the first stage of a two-step biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) but subsequently evolved into a stand-alone...

Rates of De Novo Alcohol Use Disorder and De Novo High-Risk Alcohol Use After Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review and...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are among the most performed bariatric surgeries. Increased alcohol use has been reported after metabolic and bariatric...