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Analyzing the Efficacy of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Using BODY-Q
by Rushay Amarath-Madav, MD; Tyler Beauchamp, BS; Aditya Devarakonda, MD; Brianna Stadsvold, MD; Aaron Bolduc, MD; Lisa Renee Hilton, MD, FACS, FASMBS All authors are with Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, Georgia. Bariatric Times. 2023;20(9–10). Published online September 25, 2023. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts […]
Resolution of Obstruction in a Patient with Hypertrophic Obstructive Cardiomyopathy Following Bariatric Surgery
by Paul Travers, MD; Mohamad Yamani, MD; and Victoria Gomez, MD Dr. Travers is with the Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Yamani is with the Department of Cardiovascular Disease, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Dr. Gomez is with the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. Funding: […]
Young International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Spotlight
by PD. Daniel Moritz Felsenreich, MD, PhD, FACS, FEBS; Wah Yang, MD; Halit Eren Taskin, MD; PD Sonja Chiappetta, MD, PhD; Roxanna Zakeri, MD, MBBS, MRCS, PhD; Sylvia Weiner, MD; Karin Dolezalova, MD; PD Daniel Gero, MD, PhD; and Alexandr Neimark, MD, PhD Dr. Felsenreich is with the Division of Visceral Surgery, Department of General […]
Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Recurrent Gastrogastric Fistula
by Carolyn G. Judge, MD; Kyle D. Gadbois, MD, FACS; and Gordon G. Wisbach, MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS Lt. Judge is with Navy Medical Research Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. CDR. Gadbois is with Navy Readiness and Training Command in San Diego, California. Capt. Wisbach is Professor of Surgery, Uniformed Services University in Bethesda, Maryland. […]
Wellness: It’s a Road Trip, not a Quick Trip to the Convenience Store
by Bea Rademacher, MA, LICSW, CST Ms. Rademacher is Psychotherapist and Owner, Thestral Therapy, LLC, in Minnesota. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The author reports no conflicts of interest relevant to the content of this article. Correspondence: Bea Rademacher, MA, LICSW, CST; Email: [email protected] Bariatric Times. 2023;20(7–8). Published online July 21, […]
Stapler Reload Misfires During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Isolated Events or Cause for Concern?
by George Woodman, MD, FACS, FASMBS; Alexander Wells, BS; and Guy Voeller, MD Dr. Woodman is with Baptist Memorial Hospital–Memphis in Memphis, Tennessee, and Methodist Hospital Germantown in Germantown, Tennessee. Mr. Wells is a medical student at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center in Memphis, Tennessee. Dr. Voeller is with Baptist Health Sciences University […]
Perforated Ulcer in the Gastric Remnant after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Presenting as Acute Cholecystitis
by Khea Tan, MD; Jason Silvers, MD; and Seth Kipnis, MD All authors are with the Department of Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey. Funding: No funding was provided for this article. Disclosures: The authors have no conflicts of interest relevant to the contents of this article. Correspondence: Khea Tan, MD; […]
Can Robotic-assisted Surgery Improve the Outcomes of Revisional Metabolic and Bariatric Procedures?
by Maher El Chaar, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Wayne B. Bauerle, MD Dr. El Chaar is with the Department of Surgery, Division of Bariatric Surgery, St. Luke’s University Hospital and Health Network in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Dr. Bauerle is with the Department of Surgery, St. Luke’s University Health Network in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Funding: No funding was […]
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