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Ten-year SM-BOSS outcomes: RYGB betters LSG for %EBMIL, GERD and revisions
In this randomized clinical trial, RYGB led to significantly higher %EBMIL in the PP population compared to SG beyond 10 years’...
Only approved centres should be carrying bariatric medical tourism
Bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) in Europe should only be performed at centres of obesity management which are accredited by either...
Endoscopic gastric pouch plication is a safe alternative to surgical revision
Endoscopic gastric pouch plication (EGPP) is an alternative approach to surgical revision from RYGB, resulting in a relatively favourable...
BMS surgery is safe and reduces the need for T2DM medication
Bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) is safe and induces substantial weight loss that reduces the need for T2DM medications, according...
DRI and W-DRI models accurately predict T2D remission post-BMS,
The Diabetes Remission Index (DRI) and Weight Loss-Adjusted Diabetes Remission Index (W-DRI) models – used to assess type 2 diabetes...
Stent-Over-Sponge as a rescue technique for leak post-bariatric surgery
The Stent-Over-Sponge (SOS) technique is safe and efficacious in dealing with post-operative leaks in patients having undergone bariatric...
Global Commission proposes major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to define when obesity is a disease
The Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity recommends a new, nuanced approach where measures of body fat - for example, waist...
Study finds persistent racial disparities and growing sex disparities of bariatric patients
There are persistent racial disparities and growing sex disparities between patients who discussed and received bariatric and metabolic...
GLP-1 drugs reduce surgery complications in patients with diabetes
People with diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs such as tirzepatide and semaglutide had significantly lower rates of...
Ratioing the resected gastric volume to the number of fired staplers predicts weight loss
Ratioing the resected gastric volume (RGV) to the number of staplers fired (SF) could be used to predict midterm weight loss, according...
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