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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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Tackling Tough Topics: Recognizing Societal Bias as a Barrier to Crucial Conversations

Tackling Tough Topics: Recognizing Societal Bias as a Barrier to Crucial Conversations

| June 16, 2010 | 2 Comments

This CE activity is expired. by Susan M. Gallagher, RN, MSN, PhD, CBN, HCRM; Anna K. Steadman, MA, OTR, CHSP; and Shannon Michael Gallagher, BA Dr. Gallagher is a certified bariatric nurse, licensed healthcare risk manager, and wound ostomy continence nurse. She is Clinical Advisor at Celebration Institute, Inc., Houston, Texas. She is author of […]

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Ask the Experts: Dilemmas in Bariatric Surgery

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

This month’s dilemma: WHY BAND A GASTRIC BYPASS?

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Bariatric Care in the Community: Recognizing and Addressing Barriers to Long-term Follow-up Care for Bariatric Surgery Patients

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Karen O’Donnell, RN; James Cavanagh, MBBS, MRCGP; Carel le Roux, MBBS, PhD, MRCPath; and Ahmed R. Ahmed, MBBS, BSc (Hons), FRCS

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Benchmarking Best Practices in Weight Loss Surgery: A Commentary

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

by Alan A. Saber, MD, FACS Dr. Saber is Associate Professor in the  Department of Surgery, Case Western Reserve University, Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio. Bariatric Times. 2010;7(6):32–33

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Book Review: Atlas of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

Book Review: Atlas of Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

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The use of robots in bariatric surgery—evaluating the evidence before being glamoured by new technology

| June 16, 2010 | 0 Comments

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Members of The Foundation for Surgical Fellowships meet for the first time— pledge to maintain transparency and continue postgraduate education in bariatric surgery

| May 19, 2010 | 0 Comments

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. […]

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