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

An Evaluation Of Nutrient Status After Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (Lsg) 1, 3, And 5 Years After Surgery
03 February 2012
T. Saif, G.W. Strain, G. Dakin, M. Gagner, R. Costa, A. Pomp
Abstract: Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) evolved as a primary bariatric procedure with little information on its nutritional effects. Objectives: To assess longer term micro-nutrien...
Superior weight loss and lower HbA1c three years after duodenal switch compared to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - a randomized controlled trial
03 February 2012
Jakob Hedberg, Magnus Sundbom
Abstract: Background: Obesity is a rising threat to public health. The relative increase in incidence of morbid obesity is most pronounced in the most severely obese. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) h...
Physicians’ Attitudes about Referring their Type 2 Diabetes Patients for Bariatric Surgery
01 February 2012
David B. Sarwer, Scott Ritter, Thomas A. Wadden, Jacqueline C. Spitzer, Marion L. Vetter, Reneé H. Moore
Abstract: Background: Despite increasing evidence about the beneficial effects of bariatric surgery, little is known about physicians’ attitudes toward it as a treatment for type 2 diabetes. Objective...
Evaluation and Management of Patients with Cardiac Disease Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
30 January 2012
Namir Katkhouda, Rodney A. Mason, Bob Wu, Fayez S. Takla, Rory M. Keenan, Joerg Zehetne
Abstract: Background: Bariatric surgery is a proven tool in reducing co-morbidities associated with morbid obesity. The aim of this review is to assess the current literature and discuss the strategie...
Abnormal Glucose Tolerance Testing Following Gastric Bypass
30 January 2012
Mitchell S. Roslin, Jonathan H. Oren, Barrett N. Polan, Tanuja Damani, Rachel Brauner, Paresh C. Shah
Abstract: Background: Symptoms secondary to dumping have been suggested to help patients refrain from simple carbohydrate ingestion following rygb. During follow up exams, we noted many patients with ...

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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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