Current Issue January 2012, Vol. 8, No. 1

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ASMBS Guidelines

ASMBS pediatric committee best practice guidelines
January 2012(Vol. 8 | No. 1 | Pages 1-7)
Marc Michalsky, Kirk Reichard, Thomas Inge, Janey Pratt, Carine Lenders
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International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel Consensus Statement: best practice guidelines based on experience of >12,000 cases
January 2012(Vol. 8 | No. 1 | Pages 8-19)
Raul J. Rosenthal, International Sleeve Gastrectomy Expert Panel

Type 2 diabetes in obese patients with body mass index of 30–35 kg/m2: sleeve gastrectomy versus medical treatment
January 2012(Vol. 8 | No. 1 | Pages 20-24)
Francesca Abbatini, Danila Capoccia, Giovanni Casella, Federica Coccia, Frida Leonetti, Nicola Basso

Six-Year Changes in Health-Related Quality of Life in Gastric Bypass Patients versus Obese Comparison Groups
27 January 2012
Ronette L. Kolotkin, Lance E. Davidson, Ross D. Crosby, Steven C. Hunt, Ted D. Adams
Abstract: Background: Few studies evaluate long-term outcomes in bariatric surgery patients in relation to obese individuals not participating in weight loss interventions. Objectives: To evaluate six...
Improvement in health-related quality of life in the first year after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding
27 January 2012
Vincenzo Pilone, Enrico Mozzi, Angelo Schettino, Francesco Furbetta, Antonio Di Maro, Cristiano Giardiello, Marco Battistoni, Angelo Gardinazzi, Giancarlo Micheletto, Nicola Perrotta, Luca Busetto, Italian Group for Lap-Band
Abstract: Introduction: We analyzed health-related quality of life (HR-QoL) HR-QoL and its determinants in the first year after laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB). Setting: Ten Italian pub...
Robitic Sleeve Gastrectomy Following Liver Transplantation
24 January 2012
E.F. Elli, M.A. Masrur, P.C. Giulianotti
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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Achieves Substantial Resolution of Migraine Headache in the Severely Obese: a 9-year experience in 81 patients
24 January 2012
Yusuf Gunay, Mohammad Jamal, Alyssa Capper, Anas Eid, Debi Heitshusen, Isaac Samuel
Abstract: Background: Although migraine headache (MH) is more severe in the obese, the risk of developing MH in the obese population is controversial. The effect of surgical weight loss on morbidly ob...
Case report: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in a patient with morphea
18 January 2012
Sarah Lomas, Patrick Forgione
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Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases (SOARD), the Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery, is an international journal devoted to the publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts of the highest quality with objective data regarding techniques for the treatment of severe obesity. Articles document the effects of surgically induced weight loss on obesity physiological, psychiatric and social co-morbidities. The Editorial Board includes internationally prominent individuals who are devoted to the optimal treatment of the severely obese and include internists, psychiatrists, surgeons, and nutritional experts. Manuscripts are blindly reviewed without the reviewers knowledge of the authors, institution or country of origin.

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The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is the largest society for this specialty in the world. It was organized in 1983 as an association of bariatric surgeons which emerged from the earlier University of Iowa Colloquia on bariatric surgery founded and directed by Dr. Edward E. Mason who was also the society's first president.

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