Adult obesity rates in Denmark have trebled in the last 30 years
Research being presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (ECO) in Maastricht, Netherlands (4-7 May), suggests that rates of...
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European obesity epidemic linked to over 1.2 million annual deaths
The WHO has said that an "epidemic" of overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling...
Machine learning can predict hernia recurrence
Machine learning (ML) models developed by surgeons at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston have shown a high...
Panther Healthcare’s endostapler is safe and effective in RYGB patients
Brazilian researchers have reported that Panther Healthcare’s endostapler is safe and effective in patients undergoing Roux en Y gastric...
Bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and CV mortality
Researchers from The Netherlands have reported that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular (CV)...
First-pass metabolism of alcohol occurs in the stomach's of women who have LSG
While scientists have broadly agreed that a fraction of the alcohol people consume is broken down before it reaches the bloodstream in a...
LSG associated with rise in GERD but not hiatal hernia
Approximately one-third of the patients developed gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) up to two years after laparoscopic sleeve...
Benefits of staple line reinforcement, but more evidence needed
Suture oversewing (SR) during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) seems to be associated with a reduced risk of postoperative bleeding,...
GENEVA: No difference in 30-day morbidity and mortality of SG, RYGB and OAGB patients
There is no significant difference in the 30-day morbidity and mortality of sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and...
Causes of significant and early loss of FFM after bariatric surgery
There is a significant and early loss of fat-free mass (FFM) in patients with severe obesity who undergo bariatric surgery, which is not...
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