Bariatric Surgery Resource Center News

• Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery Linked to Kidney Stones In a study of insurance claims data, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was associated with an increased risk for kidney stone disease and kidney stone surgery in the postoperative period.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2009
• Gastric Banding Improves Metabolic Parameters in Obese Teenagers In teenagers who are morbidly obese, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) can significantly improve or and even reverse the metabolic syndrome.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2009
• ENDO 2009: Bariatric Surgery Linked to Increased Fracture Risk A cohort of 142 subjects who underwent bariatric surgery experienced 53 fractures within 6 years of the surgery, with a higher incidence of fracture of the hand and foot.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2009
• Characteristic X-Ray Findings Help Identify Internal Hernia After Gastric Bypass Surgery Radiographic findings at small-bowel examination can aid in the diagnosis of internal hernia following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure for morbid obesity, according to a report in the June issue of Radiology.
  Reuters Health Information, June 2009
• ACOG Issues Guidelines on Managing Obesity in Pregnancy A practice bulletin reviews the risks for obesity in pregnancy, the outcomes of pregnancy after bariatric surgery, and recommendations for management of pregnancy and delivery after bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2009
• DDW 2009: Duodenal Switch Significantly Reduces Comorbidities of Superobesity Comorbidity reduction is independent of weight loss.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2009
• DDW 2009: Transoral Gastroplasty is Feasible, Safe, and Effective in Childhood Obesity A minimally invasive technique to reduce stomach volume results in the loss of more than 60% of excess weight in obese children.
  Medscape Medical News, June 2009
• Outcomes May Be Better With Gastric Bypass Than Gastric Banding Weight loss and metabolic parameters 2 years after bariatric surgery appear to be more pronounced among obese patients who have a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than among those who are treated by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, according to a report in the May issue of The American Journal of Medicine.
  Reuters Health Information, May 2009
• Weight Loss Is Not All That Matters After Bariatric Surgery A prospective cohort study shows that gastric bypass corrects comorbidities and quality of life similarly in superobese and morbidly obese patients despite more residual weight in superobese patients.
  Medscape Medical News, April 2009
• Outcomes of Bariatric Surgery No Better at Centers of Excellence Having patients undergo weight-loss procedures at a designated bariatric surgery center of excellence rather than a nondesignated hospital may not be worth the extra cost, since outcomes appear to be no better, according to a new report.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2009
• Bariatric Surgery Cost-Effective for Management of Type 2 Diabetes Surgically induced weight loss is cost-effective relative to conventional therapy for the management of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, both in the short term and projected over a patient's lifetime, investigators in Melbourne, Australia, report in the April issue of Diabetes Care.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2009
• Bariatric Surgery Causes Most Cases of Type 2 Diabetes to Remit Long-Term In morbidly obese patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric surgery leads to resolution or improvement of the disease in close to 90% of cases, with benefits usually maintained for at least 2 years, according to a meta-analysis in the American Journal of Medicine for March.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2009
• High Maternal BMI May Reduce Accuracy of Estimated Fetal Weight A study shows that increased maternal body mass index is significantly associated with decreased clinical estimated fetal weight accuracy.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2009
• Growth Hormone May Preserve Lean Body Mass After Bariatric Surgery In morbidly obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery, subsequent treatment with growth hormone (GH) for 6 months prevents the loss of lean body mass, according to a report in the March issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2009
• Effects of Different Types of Bariatric Surgery Should Be Considered in Severely Obese Patients with Type 2 Diabetes The 2 major types of bariatric procedures for obese patients have different effects on gut hormone secretion that should be considered when choosing a surgical approach for severely obese patients with type 2 diabetes and when managing their diabetes postsurgery.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2009
• Gastric Bypass Surgery Improves Insulin Sensitivity Gastric bypass surgery improves insulin sensitivity and glucose transport, according to a report in the December issue of The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2009
• Sexual Dysfunction in Morbidly Obese Men Improves After Gastric Bypass Sexual dysfunction that commonly occurs in morbidly obese men improves after gastric bypass surgery, according to a new report.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2009
• Extremely Obese Diabetic Teens May Benefit From Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A study shows significant weight loss, reduced cardiovascular risk factors, and remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus in extremely obese diabetic adolescents after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2008
• Fatty Liver Disease May Resolve With Bariatric Surgery-Induced Weight Loss In obese individuals, weight loss following bariatric surgery leads to significant improvement or complete resolution of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in the majority of patients, according to a systematic literature review and meta-analysis.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2008
• Low Mortality After Antiobesity Surgery in Sweden Mortality is low after antiobesity surgery in Sweden, according to a new report. "Most published series are from high-volume expert centers," according to lead investigator Dr. Richard Marsk from Danderyd Hospital, Stockholm. "We have shown that bariatric surgery can be performed with low mortality on a national level."
  Reuters Health Information, December 2008