Bariatric surgery durable improvements in urinary incontinence
Patients with urinary incontinence reported durable improvements seven years after bariatric surgery, according to outcomes from the...
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LINX Reflux Management System improves GERD symptoms and significantly reduced PPI use
Magnetic sphincter augmentation (MSA), utilising the LINX Reflux Management System (LINX, Torax Medical, part of Johnson & Johnson),...
ABLATE WEIGHT study to assess gastric fundus ablation combined with endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
US researchers have enrolled the first patient in the ABLATE WEIGHT study that is investigating the effects of gastric fundus ablation...
LSG and RYGB outcomes in adolescents
Complication and death rates were similar for both gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, according to a study by researchers from...
IFSO/ASMBS publish 1st international recommendations for BMS in over 30 years
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and the American Society for Metabolic and...
UK launches first digital support tool for NHS Tier 3 Weight Management Services to tackle obesity
W8Buddy (WeightBuddy), a new digital support tool that can help patients achieve clinically meaningful weight loss has been launched by...
LAGB could play a role in creating symptomatic HH, but further research is needed confirm causation
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) could play in a role in the creation of symptomatic hiatal hernias (HHs) however, further...
Annual costs of rising overweight and obesity rates estimated at US$2.2 trillion
A study has predicted that US$2.2 trillion could be saved annually if overweight and obesity (OAO) prevalence remained at 2019 levels....
LuCI agent used for the treatment of obesity-associated metabolic disorders
Researchers led by Dr Ali Tavakkoli, Chief of the division of General and GI Surgery and co-director of the Center for Weight Management...
LIGHT-UP: GS200 may improve insulin sensitivity and positively impact metabolic syndrome
Outcomes from the LIGHT-UP study that evaluated the safety and efficacy of GS200, an investigational oral hydrogel, has concluded the...
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