RSSCategory: Review

The Mechanism of Type-2 Diabetic Surgery

| February 27, 2009 | 0 Comments

by Edward E. Mason, MD, PhD, FACS

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Pressure Ulcers, CMS Changes, and Patients of Size: What Are the Issues?

Pressure Ulcers, CMS Changes, and Patients of Size: What Are the Issues?

| December 22, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Susan Gallagher Camden, RN, MSN, MA, WOCN, CBN, PhD

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Body Contouring: Lower Body Lift

| December 22, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Kristen M. Rezak, MD; Michel C. Samson, MD, FRCS (C), FACS; and Martin I. Newman, MD, FACS All from the Department of Plastic Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida, Weston, Florida.

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Natural Orifice Bariatric Surgery: An Update

| November 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Atul K. Madan, MD, FACS and Jose M. Martinez, MD, FACS Division of Laparoendoscopic and Bariatric Surgery, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida.

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Exercise… The Key to Weight Loss Success

Exercise… The Key to Weight Loss Success

| October 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Sharon Zarabi, RD, CDN, CPT Ms. Zarabi is the Bariatric Dietitian at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. Introduction Obesity is a growing health concern that has prevailed our country in recent years. Between the years 2000 and 2005, morbid obesity and super obesity increased two- and three-fold, respectively, than that of obesity alone.1 […]

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An In-Depth Look at Metabolic Surgery: What Is It and Where Is It Going?

| August 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Natan Zundel MD, FACS; Majed Maalouf, MD; Soni Chousleb, MD

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Inherited Thrombophilias: Are They an Important Risk Factor in Bariatric and Post-Bariatric Surgery?

| July 18, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Sean Lille, MD; and Robin Blackstone, MD

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The Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Loss: Defining the Roles of the Necessary Providers

The Multidisciplinary Approach to Weight Loss: Defining the Roles of the Necessary Providers

| June 9, 2008 | 0 Comments

by George L. Blackburn, MD, PhD; Isaac Greenberg, PhD; Anne McNamara, RN; Daniel Rooks, PhD, FACSM; Shannon Fischer, MA; and Kristina Day, RD, LD

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Management and Outcomes of Pregnancy following Bariatric Surgery

| May 5, 2008 | 1 Comment

by Jane A. Alston and Giselle G. Hamad, MD, FACS Ms. Alston is from University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. Dr. Hamad is with University of Pittsburgh Department of Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive Bariatric and General Surgery.

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Introduction to Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery

Introduction to Body Contouring after Bariatric Surgery

| March 7, 2008 | 0 Comments

by Constance M. Chen, MD, MPH; Lidie Lajoie, BA; Robert T. Grant, MD; and Jason A. Spector, MD From the Division of Plastic Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York

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