Dear Readers of Bariatric Times:

This month we share with you reviews and comments from Drs. Ed Mason and Walter Pories on the recent studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).[1,2] These prospective, randomized, controlled studies demonstrated that bariatric surgery in combination with medical therapy is far superior to medical therapy alone when treating patients’ type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) associated with obesity. What seemed to be a well-kept secret or denied evidence for the last 50 years, has finally been validated. What I found most interesting from both publications, is that all three procedures—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), biliopancreatic diversion with duendenal switch (BPDDS), and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG)—were equally efficient in controling patients’ T2DM. Read the rest of this article »

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Dear Bariatric Times Editor:

In March, the New England Journal of Medicine published two important, prospective, randomized, and controlled series[1,2] that compared the outcomes of patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) treated with intensive medical therapy versus a similar cohort treated with bariatric surgery. Read the rest of this article »

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May 2012

Exclusive Series: The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative

Bariatric Surgery: Beyond Restriction and Malabsorption

Myth 2: “Bariatric surgery induces weight loss primarily by mechanical restriction and nutrient malabsorption.”

by Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD; Randy J. Seeley, PhD; and Jason L. Harris, PhD Read the rest of this article »

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May 2012

Column Editors: Raul J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS, FACS

This month’s technique: Closure of the mesenteric defects in an ante-colic ante-gastric Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

This Month’s Featured Experts:

Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC
Leon C. Hirsch Professor, Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery Chief,Section of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Weill Medical College of Cornell University  New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

Co-Author
Amanda J. powers, MD
Minimal invasive Surgery Fellow, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

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NEW COLUMN: The Mentored Student Clinical Casebook

First year medical students at Harvard Medical School are paired with a faculty member and a patient for the year. The student assignment is to go to all of the information sessions, and preoperative, introperative, and postoperative appointments. This column is a collection of the essays written by medical students on a topic of their choice at the end of this experience. Read the rest of this article »

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This ongoing column is dedicated to sharing with readers the life and  experiences of Dr. Edward Mason.

Column Editor: Tracy Martinez, RN, BSN, CBN
Ms. Martinez is the Program Director for Wittgrove Bariatric Center in La Jolla, California. Read the rest of this article »

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by Robin L. Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Blackstone is President of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and Medical Director, Scottsdale Healthcare Bariatric Center, Scottsdale, Arizona. Read the rest of this article »

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Nutritional Considerations in the Bariatric Patient

This month: Taste Changes after Bariatric Surgery:  What to Do when Your Patients Cannot Stand the Taste of Their Food

This Month’s Contributor: Jennifer Traub, RD, CNSC, Clinical Dietitian, Hurley Bariatric Center, Flint, Michigan Read the rest of this article »

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