Apollo Endosurgery completes US post-approval ORBERA study
Apollo Endosurgery has announced that the FDA has completed the review of the final Post-Approval Study (PAS) Report for the ORBERA...
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Bariatric surgery may be effective treatment for NAFLD
Surgery and NAFLD - Gastric sleeve was associated with a greater reduction of liver enzymes and both FLI and BARD compared with gastric...
Unconscious food cravings may counteract surgery for patients with superobesity
Superobesity - The researchers wanted to find out whether behavioural and cognitive factors before and after bariatric surgery might...
Surgery before diabetes develops leads to greater weight loss
Earlier intervention - The study found patients without diabetes had a 1.6 times higher chance than those who already have diabetes of...
Covid-19: American College of Surgeons issues guidelines for triage of MBS patients
COVID-19 - Guidelines on emergency, urgent and elective measures. The American College of Surgeons has issued guidelines for the triage...
COVID-19: CMS recommends delay on all elective surgeries
COVID-19 - The recommendations outline factors that should be considered for postponing elective surgeries, and non-essential medical,...
Covid-19: A message from BOMSS President, David Kerrigan
COVID19 - We may no longer be performing bariatric cases, but we still have a responsibility to those we have already treated. Dear...
Significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes for bariatric patients
Surgery, CVD and strokes - A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who have obesity or severe obesity has found that bariatric surgery...
Bypass patients maintain 20% weight loss vs 5% non-surgical
Surgical vs non-surgical outcomes - Weight loss was maintained better after gastric bypass than after sleeve gastrectomy and non-surgical...
Gastric bypass surgery patients may face increased fracture risk
Bariatric surgery and fracture risk - The fracture risk in RYGB pts was 2.58-times higher vs control, 1.99-times higher than in vs...
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