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No significant differences between LigaSure and Harmonic in LSG outcomes
There are no significant differences between LigaSure (Medtronic) and Harmonic (Ethicon Endo-Surgery) devices in terms of operative time,...


Intraoperative leak tests correlated with increase in staple line leakage but a lower rate of postoperative bleeding
Intraoperative leak test (IOLT) is correlated with an increase in staple line leakage (SLL) when included as a part of a sleeve...


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...
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