Conversion from SG to Ring augmented RYGB is safe and effective
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The first study to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of a conversion from sleeve gastrectomy (SG) to a Ring-augmented Roux-en-Y...
Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than GLP-1 RAs alone
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric surgery,...
Banded-RYGB associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss at five years
Banded- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss (% EWL)...
Magnetic sphincter augmentation feasible, safe and less invasive option vs RYGB for post-sleeve GERD
A systematic review has concluded that magnetic sphincter augmentation may represent a feasible, safe, and less invasive option compared...
BMS may lower risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity
Bariatric and metabolic surgery may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people with obesity especially in those who also...
Costs of obesity management medications exceeds BMS in less than a year
The cost of taking weekly injections of popular obesity management medications liraglutide (Saxenda) or semaglutide (Wegovy) exceeds that...
LSG with Nissen Fundoplication has higher prevalence of comorbidities and a longer hospital length of stay
Patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) with Nissen Fundoplication (NF) had a higher prevalence of comorbidities and...
EndoZip Endoscopic Suturing System results in an average TBWL of 13.21% at 12 months
The outcomes from a multi-centre study have revealed the effectiveness of the EndoZip system in achieving significant weight loss, with...
Bariatric surgery outperforms GLP-1 diabetes drugs for kidney protection
For patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery was associated with a significant decrease in...
23 US states more than one in three adults has obesity
The latest CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state...
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