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Young International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Spotlight

Young International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) Spotlight

| July 31, 2023

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 […]

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Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Recurrent Gastrogastric Fistula

Robotic-assisted Laparoscopic Revision of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Recurrent Gastrogastric Fistula

| July 27, 2023

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. […]

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Wellness: It’s a Road Trip, not a Quick Trip to the Convenience Store

Wellness: It’s a Road Trip, not a Quick Trip to the Convenience Store

| July 21, 2023

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, […]

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Stapler Reload Misfires During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Isolated Events or Cause for Concern?

Stapler Reload Misfires During Sleeve Gastrectomy: Isolated Events or Cause for Concern?

| July 21, 2023

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 […]

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Perforated Ulcer in the Gastric Remnant after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Presenting as Acute Cholecystitis

Perforated Ulcer in the Gastric Remnant after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Presenting as Acute Cholecystitis

| July 21, 2023

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; […]

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Bariatric Times Announces Discontinuation of Journal

Bariatric Times Announces Discontinuation of Journal

| July 11, 2023

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WEST CHESTER, Pennsylvania, July 11, 2023—After much consideration, Matrix Medical Communications announced today that Bariatric Times will cease publication in print, effective immediately. The journal will have one final digital-only issue published in the November/December 2023 time frame and will feature all remaining articles that have been accepted via peer review. Bariatric […]

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BT Discontinuation FAQ

BT Discontinuation FAQ

| July 11, 2023

Bariatric Times will cease publication in print, effective immediately. Click here for a link to the press release announcement. Below is more information on what’s next for BT: Q: Will Bariatric Times have any more issues? A: Yes, our final issue will be a digital-only November-December 2023 issue. Q: My article was already accepted via […]

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Benefits of the Sonicision™ 7 Ultrasonic Device in Bariatric Surgery

Benefits of the Sonicision™ 7 Ultrasonic Device in Bariatric Surgery

| July 1, 2023

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EXPAREL for Postoperative Pain Relief

EXPAREL for Postoperative Pain Relief

| July 1, 2023

Brian Binetti, MD, FACS, explains why he chooses non-opioid EXPAREL for postoperative pain relief in bariatric surgery patients.

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Patient Presentation for Inadequate Weight Loss or Weight Recurrence and Anti-obesity Medications

Patient Presentation for Inadequate Weight Loss or Weight Recurrence and Anti-obesity Medications

| May 1, 2023

by Marina Kurian, MD, FACS, FASMBS, DABOM, DABS Dr. Kurian is Director, New York Minimally Invasive Surgery, PLLC, and Clinical Professor of Surgery, NYU Langone Health in New York, New York. Funding: This supplement was sponsored by Medtronic. Disclosures: Dr. Kurian is a speaker for Vivus. Bariatric Times. 2023;20(5–6 Suppl):S10–S11. Key Points Anti-obesity medications (AOMs) […]

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