May 2010 Editorial Message

Dear Readers:

I just returned from the 12th annual World Congress of Endoscopic Surgery, meeting in Washington, DC, and, as is always the case, I was impressed with the precise organization and size of the meeting. I would like to congratulate Drs. Salky, Herron, and Schlachta for organizing this fantastic program. Congratulations also go to Dr. Daniel Smith for an outstanding job as president of The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES). Read the rest of this article »

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by Almino C. Ramos, MD; Manoel Galvão Neto, MD;
Josemberg Marins Campos, PhD; and Claudio Cora Mottin, PhD

Drs. Neto and Ramos are from the Gastro Obeso Center in São Paulo, Brazil. Drs. Neto and Ramos are international consultants for Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. Dr. Campos is from Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil. Dr. Mottin is from Pontific Catholic University, Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(5):8–10 Read the rest of this article »

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by Samuel B. Wollner, BA; James D. Adair, MD; Daniel B. Jones, MD, MS; George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD

Mr. Wollner is from the Center for the Study of Nutrition Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Adair is from the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Jones is from the Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Blackburn is from the Center for the Study of Nutrition Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and the Division of Nutrition, Harvard Medical School.

Funding: This research was supported by the Harvard Center for Healthy Living and the Boston Obesity Nutrition Research Center (grant no. P30DK46200).

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(5):11–13 Read the rest of this article »

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by Michele A. Shermak, MD, FACS

Dr. Shermak is Associate Professor at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(5):16–18 Read the rest of this article »

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GAINESVILLE, Florida—The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) announced its support of recent policy changes by Aetna Inc. and UnitedHealthcare. The national health insurance companies will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity. Read the rest of this article »

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São Paulo, Brazil, November 14–16, 2009

by Ricardo Cohen, MD; Luis Berti, MD; and Thomas Szego, MD

Dr. Cohen is President of the 1st Panamerican Congress of Diabetes Surgery. Dr. Berti is President of the XI National Meeting of The Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM). Dr. Szego is President of the Brazilian Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery (SBCBM)

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(5):19 Read the rest of this article »

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information provided by www.clinicialtrials.gov Read the rest of this article »

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Covidien Innovation: Delivered Mobile Surgical Tour Initiative Brings Single-Incision Laparoscopic Device and Groundbreaking Procedures to Surgeons around the Country
NORTH HAVEN, Connecticut—BUSINESS WIRE—Covidien, a global provider of healthcare products, announced the launch of the “Innovation: Delivered” tour, a mobile program that will introduce surgeons, residents, nurses, and hospital administrators around the country to the SILS™ Port Multiple Instrument Access Device. Read the rest of this article »

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