Bariatric Surgery & Mental Health
Bariatric surgery is recognized as a viable option to promote weight loss and to treat...
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Conference Highlights: ACS 2016
Assessing Early Discontinuation of Opiates After Trauma The inappropriate use of prescription...
Patient Factors in Bariatric Surgery Choices
Gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are two commonly performed...
Enhancing Outcomes in Bariatric Surgery
In 2008, the Obesity Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the...
Clinical Guidelines for Managing Obesity
According to published data, nearly 155 million adults in the United States are classified as...
Substance & Alcohol Use After Weight Loss Surgery
Weight loss surgery (WLS) has been an effective treatment for many patients with clinically severe...
Innovative Techniques to Address Bariatric Surgery Complications
Millions of patients find it extremely difficult to achieve durable weight loss without medical...
Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes Prevention
Swedish research suggests that bariatric surgery appears to be considerably more efficient in preventing type 2 diabetes in obese patients than usual care. In the study, bariatric surgery was associated with a type 2 diabetes...
Alcohol Use Disorders & Bariatric Surgery
Among adults who have undergone bariatric surgery, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder appears to be greater in the second year after surgery (9.6%) than in the first year after the procedure (7.3%) and the year prior to...
The 2012 ASMBS Annual Meeting
New research was recently presented at the 2012Â Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, or the ASMBS, from June 17-22 in San Diego. The features below highlight just some of the studies that...
The Endocrinologist’s Role in Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery is indicated for certain high-risk patients who have clinically severe obesity. A key aspect of care for the post-bariatric surgery patient population is addressing non-surgical aspects of perioperative care,...
Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes: Significant Benefits Observed
In the United States, more than 90% of 25.8 million adults with diabetes have type 2 disease, according to the CDC. More than 1.9 million cases were diagnosed in 2010 alone among adults aged 20 and older. Approximately 90% of...
