How Gut Bacteria Help Make Us Fat and Thin – Scientific American

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Patient Preferences or Surgeons enforced preferences, when deciding between Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy. January 15, 2019

Dear Colleagues, I was intrigued by the report from Kallies KJ et al. on “Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus sleeve gastrectomy: what factors influence patient preference?” and asked myself the question if surgeons preferences were in fact the driver, when presenting evidenced based facts to patients, helping them making a wise decision about their future procedure […]

Michel Gagner

Comment on “Long-term outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity with a follow-up of at least 5 years: A systematic review” January 14, 2019

The systematic review entitled “Long-term outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity with a follow-up of at least 5 years: A systematic review” in SOARD is a timely publication addressing the obesity epidemic in a growing population of patients [1]. Childhood obesity has increased exponentially all over the world and has […]

Saeed Shoar, Nasrin Shoar, Mohammad Naderan, Venkat R. Modukuru, Habibollah Mahmoodzadeh

Response to the letter to the Editor: “Long-term outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity with a follow-up of at least 5 years: A systematic review” January 14, 2019

We have read with interest Dr. Shoar's comments regarding our systematic review on long-term outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery in adolescents with severe obesity with a follow-up of at least 5 years.

Arturo Jiménez-Cruz, Patricia Ruiz-Cota, Monserrat Bacardí-Gascón

Comment on: “Gastric bypass specifically impairs liver parameters as compared with sleeve gastrectomy, independently of evolution of metabolic disorders” January 14, 2019

I read with great interest an article written by Ledoux, et al. [1]. The authors conducted a retrospective review of patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (SG). They assessed the difference in metabolic parameters, liver enzymes, and abdominal ultrasonography between the two surgery types. The most interesting finding was the higher […]

Anawin Sanguankeo

Comment on: “Factors associated with bariatric surgery utilization among eligible candidates: who drops out?” January 14, 2019

I read with interest a recent article written by Alvarez, et al [1]. The authors conducted a retrospective study at a university hospital to determine factors associated with dropout among patients who were eligible for bariatric surgery. The authors concluded that dropout was independently associated with certain comorbidities, including hypertension and coronary artery disease; type […]

Anawin Sanguankeo

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