Surgical Pearls: Techniques in Bariatric Surgery

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

This column recruits expert surgeons to share step-by-step technical pearls on bariatric procedures

This month’s technique: How to Perform a Hand-sewn Gastrojejunostomy
by Kelvin Higa, MD, FACS, Clinical Professor of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, Fresno, California, and Director, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, Fresno Heart and Surgical Hospital, Fresno, California

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(6):8–9 Read the rest of this article »

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by Eric J. Demaria, MD

Dr. DeMaria is from New Hope Wellness Center, Raleigh, North Carolina.

This column is dedicated to providing updates and commentary on a wide range of topics within the specialty of bariatric surgery

This month’s topic: Aftercare: Are We Providing Value to Our Patients?

Bariatric Times. 2011;8(6):36–37 Read the rest of this article »

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Nutritional Considerations in the Bariatric Patient

Pica: An Ancient Disorder with Modern Casualties

This Month’s Contributor: Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN
Ms. Goldenberg is a nutritionist at New York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell College of Medicine of Cornell University, Department of Surgery, New York, New York.

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(11)22–23

This ongoing column is dedicated to providing evidence-based bites of information for the clinician on nutritional considerations in the bariatric patient. Read the rest of this article »

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

This month’s dilemma:
Managing a leak after sleeve gastrectomy

This month’s expert:
Kelvin Higa, MD

Bariatric Times. 2010;7(1)10–11 Read the rest of this article »

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