Bariatric Surgery Patients Not Getting Recommended Follow-Up Care
Many bariatric surgery patients do not receive recommended postoperative nutritional and weight monitoring within general practice.
Many bariatric surgery patients do not receive recommended postoperative nutritional and weight monitoring within general practice.
A team of investigators sought to assess the effects of a supervised exercise program on bone mass in individuals having undergone bariatric surgery.
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass results in greater weight loss than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy seven years after surgery.
The investigators evaluated bariatric surgery’s effect on life expectancy in patients with obesity in an extended analysis of the Swedish Obese Subjects study, initiated in 1987.
Investigators evaluated the impact of bariatric surgery on carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) and the risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with morbid obesity.
Investigators compared the efficacy of gastric electrical stimulation (GES) and pyloric procedures (PP), 2 established first-line surgical interventions for gastroparesis.
For patients with diabetes mellitus and obesity, bariatric surgery (BS) is associated with a reduced prevalence of pancreatic cancer compared with no BS.
This study analyzed the long-term outcomes of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery who received either oral or intravenous iron replacement therapy.
Findings seen for patients with HTN and morbid obesity compared with matched controls with HTN
Patients who undergo RYGB are less likely to need antihypertensive medications at 3 years compared with those who manage their blood pressure with medical therapy alone.