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Tranexamic acid results in better LSG outcomes compared to placebo
Tranexamic acid (TXA) demonstrates a robust safety and efficacy profile for its use in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve...

LSG: The balance between superior weight loss and preventing the onset of reflux
A smaller bougie size, shorter distance from the staple line to pylorus and to the angle of His were independently related to increased...

Journal Watch 27/09/2023
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Telemedicine can be used safely and effectively for pre-operative bariatric surgical care
Total pre-operative telemedicine in bariatric surgery is associated with non-inferior clinical outcomes and hospital utilisation compared...


SLEEVEPASS: Greater %EWL at ten years after LRYGB vs LSG
Ten-year outcomes from the SLEEVEPASS Randomized Clinical Trial - a study comparing the long-term outcomes of weight loss and remission...


MTD approach to weight management a viable option for adolescents with obesity
Increased access to an adolescent-centred healthy weight management program, including bariatric surgery, is paramount to achieving the...


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...


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...

LSG and LAGB comparable at ten years
Weight loss and conversion rate are comparable between laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding...


Higher levels of PTH after LSG related to vitamin D deficiency
Higher levels of parathyroid hormone (PTH) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) can be related to vitamin D deficiency and lower...
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