March 2018 – Bariatric News

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

Source: Is Keto the Cure for Type II Diabetes?

Preoperative Versus Intraoperative Diagnosis of Hiatal Hernia in Bariatric Population September 13, 2019

/ BACKGROUND: Hiatal hernia is frequently encountered intraoperatively during bariatric surgery. There is scarce research thus far pertaining to the diagnostic accuracy of preoperative diagnostic modality in comparison to intraoperative diagnosis, along with patient characteristics and related factors contributing to hiatal hernia.

Vishnu R. Mani, Aleksandr Kalabin, Chiagozie Nwakanama, Paritosh Suman, Leaque Ahmed

Comment on: Impact of Insurance Plan Design on Bariatric Surgery Utilization. How can we help remove the insurance barriers to obtaining bariatric surgery? September 12, 2019

A large percentage (about ⅔) of the adult population in the United States has some health insurance coverage allowing for eligibility to undergo bariatric surgery. The evidence is clear that bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for the life-threatening disease of obesity. So why don't more people who are “eligible” and have insurance coverage […]

Teresa LaMasters

John Kral’s Gentle Peace September 11, 2019

John Kral’s office was a sanctuary, a confessional of sorts, a description that his wry, agnostic humor enjoyed greatly. His office was especially a place for young surgeons. Here you could confess your sins, speak of your errors, confront your insecurities and actually tell the truth. And here he, like a parish priest, he admonished. […]

Maria T. Castaldi, Brian F. Gilchrist

Gut microbiota adaptation after weight loss by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy bariatric surgeries September 11, 2019

Gut microbiota could be involved in the metabolic improvement after surgery.

Lidia Sánchez-Alcoholado, Carolina Gutiérrez-Repiso, A. Gomez-Pérez, Eduardo García-Fuentes, Francisco J. Tinahones, Isabel Moreno-Indias

Implementation and Evaluation of a Comprehensive Proficiency-Based Curriculum in an Advanced Minimally Invasive Procedure: A Multi-Institutional Canadian Experience September 11, 2019

A comprehensive proficiency-based curriculum for an advanced minimally invasive procedure was previously developed and shown to be more educationally effective than conventional surgery training.

Boris Zevin, Guy Sheahan, Shady Ashamalla, Nicolas J. Dedy, Diederick Jalink, Teodor Grantcharov

Month: March 2018

4 reasons you’re always hungry

Is Keto the Cure for Type II Diabetes?