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Bariatric surgery in adolescents with obesity—Careful consideration of each patient a must

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers: Welcome to the August 2010 issue of Bariatric Times! Two very interesting articles, a difficult case presentation, and the 2010 Buyers Guide are the core contents of this month’s issue.

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Usefulness of Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Studies in Post-Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

Usefulness of Upper Gastrointestinal Contrast Studies in Post-Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Holly M. Thompson, MD, MPH, and Robert A. Andrews, MD Dr. Thompson, is from the Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Dr. Andrews is from the Department of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. Funding: There was no funding for the development of this article. Financial […]

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The Role of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescent Morbid Obesity

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Daniel DeUgarte, MD; Wendy Slusser, MD; and Amir Mehran, MD Dr. DeUgarte is Surgical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program and Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery, Division of Pediatric Surgery for the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California. Dr. Slusser is Medical Director, UCLA Fit for Healthy Weight Program […]

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

| August 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery This month’s dilemma: Complications following sleeve gastrectomy This month’s expert: Gregg H. Jossart, MD Dr. Jossart is Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery, California Pacific Medical Center, San Francisco, California. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(8)19–20

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Editorial Message: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrctomy “failure”— a “first step” to a second long-term final approach

| July 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

Dear Readers: Welcome to the July 2010 issue of Bariatric Times. I hope that all who attended this year’s meeting of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), which took place June 21–26 in Las Vegas, Nevada, enjoyed the presentations and exhibits.

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Pregnancy in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity: Obstetric and Anesthetic Implications

Pregnancy in Patients with Obesity or Morbid Obesity: Obstetric and Anesthetic Implications

| July 22, 2010 | 1 Comment

by Anasuya Vasudevan MD, FRCA Dr. Vasudevan is from the Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and is an Instructor at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):9–13

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Sleeve Gastrectomy Failure: Just When We Thought We Had the Perfect Operation

| July 22, 2010 | 2 Comments

by Amir Mehran, MD, FACS, FASMBS, and Alaa Koleilat Dr. Mehran and Ms. Koleilat are from the University of California, Los Angeles Department of Surgery, Los Angeles, California. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):16–17

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Weight Loss before Weight Loss Surgery: What Do We Know About Dropping Those Preoperative Pounds?

Weight Loss before Weight Loss Surgery: What Do We Know About Dropping Those Preoperative Pounds?

| July 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN Ms. Goldenberg is from New-York Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Cornell College of Medicine of Cornell University, Department of Surgery, New York, New York. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(7):18–20

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Simulation in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

Simulation in Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by James D. Adair, MD; Mark A. Gromski, BA; Ganesh Sankaranarayanan, PhD; Suvranu De, ScD, MA; and Daniel Jones, MD

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12-Month Outcomes after Revision of Post Roux-en-Y Bypass Stomal and Pouch Dilation with an Endoscopic Tissue Anchoring System: A Prospective Case Series Report

12-Month Outcomes after Revision of Post Roux-en-Y Bypass Stomal and Pouch Dilation with an Endoscopic Tissue Anchoring System: A Prospective Case Series Report

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Matthew L. Brengman, MD, FASMBS, and Gregory L. Schroder, MD, FACS, FASMBS

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