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Bariatric surgery induces changes in taste perception, desire and enjoyment of flavours
The majority of participants experience changes in taste perception, desire, and enjoyment of flavours after undergoing sleeve...
Multisociety clinical practice guidance says most patients can continue GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs before surgery
Most patients may continue to safely take glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists as prescribed before undergoing elective...
GLP-1 use doubles as bariatric surgery declines by 25%
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and...
Conversion from SG to Ring augmented RYGB is safe and effective
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...
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