Explore the latest in bariatric surgery, including recent advances in technologies and approaches and long-term outcomes and complications.
This Medical News article discusses weight-loss medications highlighted at ObesityWeek 2023.
This secondary analysis of data from 2 randomized clinical trials assesses the feasibility of using a novel scoring system to evaluate treatment outcome after metabolic bariatric surgery.
This cohort study examines pregnancy weight gain among women in Sweden with a history of bariatric surgery vs those without and investigates whether pregnancy weight gain differs by surgical procedure, surgery-to-conception interval, and/or surgery-to-conception weight loss.
This Review summarizes current evidence regarding the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of obesity.
This cross-sectional study examines data for Medicare beneficiaries who underwent elective, high-risk surgery in relation to a hospital market index to determine the association between market competition and surgical outcomes.
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the safety and efficacy of 3.0-mg liraglutide vs placebo in body weight reduction among patients with poor weight loss and suboptimal glucagon-like peptide-1 response after metabolic surgery.
This narrative review discusses diagnostic evaluation and treatment of the most common and important etiologies of abdominal pain after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery.
This randomized clinical trial investigates the efficacy of a telephone-based cognitive therapy intervention in improving weight loss among patients who underwent bariatric surgery.
This cohort study aims to clarify the long-term trajectories of lipid-lowering, cardiovascular, and antidiabetic medication in patients who have undergone bariatric surgery compared with matched patients who received no surgery for morbid obesity.
This cohort study compares trends in use of metabolic and bariatric surgery among US youth and adults before and after publication of a 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics policy statement on access to such surgery.
This randomized clinical trial investigates 10-year safety and efficacy outcomes of closure of mesenteric defects during Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery among patients with obesity in Sweden.
This cohort study investigates whether surgical weight loss for women with obesity is associated with an elevated risk of breast cancer compared with that of women without obesity.
This cohort study investigates the association of changes in adipokines, inflammatory factors, mood, and physical activity with alterations in cognitive function after bariatric surgery.
This randomized clinical trial assesses the efficacy and safety of rivaroxaban as postoperative thromboprophylaxis in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.
This study compares expenditures for diabetes medications before and after metabolic surgery among patients with diabetes in Michigan.
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