March 2018 – Bariatric News

A drug-free approach might be the best treatment we have for America’s most ubiquitous lifestyle disease.

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Letter to the Editors May 24, 2019

We read with interest the article by Cohen et al [1] on a systematic review on endoscopic gastroplasty (EG) for the treatment of obesity. The authors attempted to summarize and synthesize the current data on this relatively novel endoscopic bariatric procedure, which is being performed increasingly worldwide. While the topic is of interest to a […]

Steven A. Edmundowicz, Christopher C. Thompson

Banded versus non-banded sleeve gastrectomy: 5-year results of a matched-pair analysis May 24, 2019

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) achieves excellent weight loss, yet recent reports indicate weight regain in a substantial number of patients.

Jodok M. Fink, Anais von Pigenot, Gabriel Seifert, Claudia Laessle, Stefan Fichtner-Feigl, Goran Marjanovic

Comparison of One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) for Treatment of Obesity: A Five-Year Study May 24, 2019

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is the gold standard in bariatric surgery. One anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) has been reported to have equivalent or better weight loss with added advantage of technically being easy, amenable to re-intervention/reversal and better food tolerance.

Mohit Bhandari, Hemant Kumar Nautiyal, Susmit Kosta, Winni Mathur, Mathias Fobi

Protein deficiency after gastric bypass: the role of common limb length in revision surgery May 21, 2019

Bariatric surgery is a popular and effective treatment for morbid obesity resulting in significant weight loss and resolution or improvement in co-morbid conditions. Nevertheless, short-term and long-term complications may arise postoperatively depending on the type of bariatric procedure and the duration of follow-up. Presently, several bariatric surgical techniques are available and the restrictive-malabsorptive surgical technique […]

Radwan Kassir, Marco Nunziante, Farouk Dargai

Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty is Safe and Effective: Pitfalls of a Flawed Systematic Review May 21, 2019

We read the systematic review published in the journal by Cohen et al1. regarding the efficacy and safety of endoscopic gastroplasty for uncontrolled obesity. At first glance, we are flattered that a major medical device cooperation has issued a grant to Dr. Cohen, who with assistance from their senior management and consultants, systematically appraised the […]

Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, Manoel Galvao Neto, Gontrand Lopez-Nava, Reem Z. Sharaiha, Vivek Kumbhari, Erik B. Wilson

Month: March 2018

4 reasons you’re always hungry

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