Bariatric Surgery News

• Bariatric Surgery Tied to Increases in Divorces, Marriages Weight loss surgery can affect interpersonal relationships, a Swedish report suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• Mortality Rates After Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery 'Low' The one-year mortality rates after laparoscopic bariatric surgery are lower than a quarter of one percent, a new study using 2008-2012 data shows.
  Reuters Health Information, April 2018
• What Approaches Do You Use to Treat Obesity? Medscape survey finds many physicians do not prescribe newer weight-loss drugs, and even fewer refer patients for bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2018
• Youth-Onset Type 2 Diabetes Better After Bariatric Surgery Unlike medical therapies, bariatric surgery put type 2 diabetes into remission and improved cardiovascular risk factors among teens, but complication rates were higher.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2018
• Two Docs Accused in $250M Gastric Band Insurance Scam The alleged scheme included forcing patients to have unneeded assessments, falsifying tests to justify bariatric surgeries, and duping payers and patients. If convicted, they could face decades in prison.
  Medscape Medical News, March 2018
• More Evidence Weight-loss Surgery Can Improve Diabetes Symptoms Obese people who get bariatric surgery are less likely to require medication to control diabetes symptoms afterward, compared to those who don’t get operations to lose weight, a French study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, March 2018
• American Bariatric Surgery Society OKs Intragastric Balloons The ASMBS hopes that their endorsement of the FDA-approved devices, which follows safety warnings, will lead to insurance coverage for intragastric balloon procedures for obese patients in the United States.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• Laparascopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Linked to Some Better Pregnancy Outcomes Some maternal and perinatal outcomes may be better in obese women who undergo laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) than in their obese peers who are not treated with bariatric surgery, new research shows.
  Reuters Health Information, February 2018
• Could Money Spent on Diabetes Medications Pay for Surgery? Those with obesity are more likely to stop taking glucose-lowering medication for diabetes 6 years after bariatric surgery than controls. Could money earmarked for drugs be redirected to pay for operations?
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• Weight Loss Before Bariatric Surgery Helps Ditch Pounds Afterwards Dropping 8% or more of excess pounds 4 weeks prior to bariatric surgery is associated with greater weight loss over the next 12 months and should be encouraged for maximal success.
  Medscape Medical News, February 2018
• Bariatric Surgery May Reduce Central Pain Sensitization Pain reduction in obese patients after bariatric surgery may be a result of reduced central pain sensitization as well as reduced mechanical load, and IL-10 might play a role.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2018
• Psychiatric Assessment Is Key Before and After Bariatric Surgery A small but increased risk of suicide and nonfatal self-harm found in a new analysis shouldn't deter patients from bariatric surgery, but pre- and postoperative mental health assessment is essential.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2018
• Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Reduces Some Risks, Raises Others Two studies demonstrate long-term benefits in minimizing risks of diabetes, hypertension, and other obesity comorbidities, but effects may wane and complication risks remain.
  Medscape Medical News, January 2018
• Rise of Sleeve Gastrectomy Is No Therapeutic Misadventure Three new studies 'provide reassuring data to suggest that the rapid switch from Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to sleeve gastrectomy in the last decade has not been a therapeutic misadventure.'
  Medscape Medical News, January 2018
• Hiatal Repair During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy May Limit GERD Symptoms Repair of hiatal laxity and herniation during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) for obesity improves symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), according to a new study.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2018
• Obesity Linked to Disability After Joint Surgery People who undergo joint surgery, such as joint replacements for arthritis, are more likely to become dependent in the years following surgery if they are obese, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, January 2018
• Guidelines for Medical Care of Postbariatric Patients New guidelines from the European Association for the Study of Obesity provide recommendations targeting primary care clinicians who manage patients after bariatric surgery.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2017
• Early-Onset Type 2 Diabetes 'Not a Benign Condition' Patients who were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 18 to 45 (early-onset) had the highest prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and worst glycemic control in a Danish national cohort.
  Medscape Medical News, December 2017
• 'Loss of Control' Eating After Bariatric Surgery Tied to Worse Outcomes in Teens In obese adolescents, “loss of control” eating declines sharply right after bariatric surgery but then gradually increases thereafter, and may adversely affect long-term weight outcomes, a new study finds.
  Reuters Health Information, December 2017
• Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Is Typically Durable
  Reuters Health Information, December 2017