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A Surgeon’s Job Often Includes Fixing Complications During Surgery

March 2011

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Letters to the Editor: Surgeons Should Exercise Caution When Performing SILS

March 2011

Dear Bariatric Times Editor:

I was duly impressed with the advanced laparoscopic skills demonstrated by the authors of the article “Single-incision Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy” in your February 2011 edition of Bariatric Times. Their successful completion of a challenging operation safely testifies to their technical abilities. Read the rest of this article »

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Routine Preoperative EGD, UGI, and H. pylori Screening: Are They Necessary?

March 2011

by Tony Chan, MD; Sheela Patel; and Amir Mehran, MD

Drs. Chan and Mehran, and Ms. Patel are all from the Matabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program, University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California.

Financial disclosure: Drs. Chan and Mehran, and Ms. Patel have no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):8–10 Read the rest of this article »

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Psychiatric Medications and Weight Gain: A Review

March 2011

by Thomas Rosko, MD

Dr. Rosko is Director, Psychosomatic Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Financial disclosure: Dr. Rosko is on the Speaker’s Bureau for Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bristol-Myers Squibb Corporation.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):12–15 Read the rest of this article »

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Following Through: The Role of Intention in Physical Activity Adherence with Post-bariatric Surgery Recommendations

March 2011

by Robin M. Stoops, MA, MS, CPT, and Cynthia L. Alexander, PsyD

Ms. Stoops and Dr. Alexander are from Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida.

Financial disclosure: Ms. Stoops and Dr. Alexander report no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article.

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):18–19 Read the rest of this article »

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Vitamin D: Its Role and Management in the Bariatric Patient

March 2011

Nazy Zarshenas, BSc, MND, APD

Ms. Zarshenas is a Senior Clinical Dietician at St. George Private Hospital, St. George Upper GI Unit, Sydney, Australia

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(3):22–23 Read the rest of this article »

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The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders—IFSO XV WORLD CONGRESS

March 2011

Long Beach, California, September 3 to 7, 2010

by Harry B. Frydenberg, MD

Dr. Frydenberg is the Immediate Past President, IFSO Director, Epworth Centre for Bariatric Surgery, Melbourne, Australia.

Bariatric Times. 2010;8(3):24 Read the rest of this article »

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ASMBS News and Update—March 2011

March 2011

by Robin Blackstone, MD, FACS, FASMBS

Dr. Blackstone is President-Elect 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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