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Banded sleeve gastrectomy outperforms standard LSG but has higher incidence of post-op regurgitation symptoms
Laparoscopic banded sleeve gastrectomy (LBSG) showed a substantial decrease in BMI at three-year follow-up and higher %EWL at one, two...
Bariatric surgery may slow cognitive decline
People with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery had stable cognition two years later, suggesting that bariatric surgery may mitigate...
Most Americans think bariatric surgery is weight loss shortcut
A US-wide survey has found 79% of Americans believe bariatric surgery should only be pursued as a last resort and 60% agreed that...
Gut microbiome altered by surgery improves metabolism independent of weight loss and other metabolic factors
Researchers at the University of Toronto (U of T), Canada, and its partner hospitals, have reported that changes in gut microbiota after...
Bariatric patients have lower pregnancy weight gain vs non-surgical controls
Women with a history of bariatric surgery had lower pregnancy weight gain than matched controls with similar early-pregnancy...
Comprehensive preoperative evaluations and individualised treatment plans reduced post-surgical ICU
Researchers from the King Hamad Univeristy Hospital, Muharraq, Bahrain, have reported much lower rate of intensive care unit (ICU)...
Higher risk of dental issues after bariatric surgery
Bariatric patients have a higher risk of decaying and crumbling teeth (dental caries) than before surgery and often experience a general...
Bariatric patients regain more weight than non-bariatric patients after body contouring surgery
Patients with previous bariatric surgery who undergo body contouring (BC) regain more weight at long-term follow-up, compared to body...
How bariatric surgery reduces the risk of developing cardiovascular disease
In patients living with obesity, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) does not function normally increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease...
Genetics can predict and help improve outcomes after bariatric surgery
Clinicians treating severe obesity have a new genetic tool for predicting and ultimately improving bariatric surgery outcomes, according...
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