LSG and RYGB outcomes in adolescents
Complication and death rates were similar for both gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, according to a study by researchers from...
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Significant differences in safety and utilisation outcomes for Black and Hispanic bariatric patients
There are clinically and statistically significant differences in safety and utilisation outcomes for Black and Hispanic patients who had...
First systematic review and meta-analysis finds BSG has superior weight loss vs SG
Banded sleeve gastrectomy (BSG) is a safe and effective procedure with acceptable rates of perioperative and band-related complications,...
LGP has less durable effect on weight loss at six years
Laparoscopic gastric plication (LGP) has a much less durable effect on weight loss with a percentage of excess weight loss (%EWL) of 32%...
Preoperative BMI and weight may predict outcomes after bariatric surgery
A study of over 4,000 bariatric surgery patients in the UK has reported that those with the highest BMI and weight prior to surgery are...
Banded RYGB demonstrates a significantly higher weight loss vs non-banded RYGB
Researchers from The Netherlands have reported that banded Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has significantly higher weight loss versus...
Panther Healthcare’s endostapler is safe and effective in RYGB patients
Brazilian researchers have reported that Panther Healthcare’s endostapler is safe and effective in patients undergoing Roux en Y gastric...
Why obesity increases risk of cardiovascular complications in COVID-19
Researchers from Brazil has reported that higher BMI can modulate or intensify endothelial damage, a condition in which the blood vessels...
High volume bariatric centres may benefit patients with morbid obesity undergoing general surgery
Patients with morbid obesity undergoing general surgery may benefit from having general surgery at a high volume bariatric centres,...
SG safer but less effective than RYGB
Sleeve gastrectomy is safer than gastric bypass for Medicare patients after five years, researchers led by University of Michigan Health...
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