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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Bariatric Surgery
Obesity and Cancer: The Meaning of Patient Advocacy

This is a CE-accredited article. The timeline for submitting the post-test for this article has expired. ABSTRACT According to a recent analysis by the American Institute for Cancer Research, about

Complications Arising from Staple Lines and Anastomotes in Bariatric Surgery: Why They Happen and How to Avoid Them

by Dugal Heath, MD, FRCS, FRACS Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2009;6(11):8–12. INTRODUCTION The invention of stapling devices, which can be used in laparoscopic surgical procedures, provides a number of

Dr. Shikora has Left the Building… The Exit Interview of 2009 ASMBS President Scott Shikora, MD, FACS

Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2009;6(11):14–15. The staff and Editorial Advisory Board of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times interviewed Dr. Scott Shikora, exiting president of the American Society for Metabolic

Bariatric Surgery and Bariatric Medicine: A Developing Paradigm for Practice Modeling

by Michael Kaplan, DO Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times 2009;6(11):23–26 INTRODUCTION With the popularity of bariatric surgery increasing every year,[1] there exists a real-world need among surgeons to have a

Probiotics, Prebiotics, Gut Microbiota, and Obesity

by Margaret Furtado, MS, RD, LDN Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times. 2009;6(11):27–30. INTRODUCTION Probiotics are nonpathogenic live microorganisms that are believed to confer health benefits to the host when ingested.

Editorial Message: Where’s the IRB for SILS?

Dear Collegues: I just returned from the American College of Surgeons 95th Annual Clinical Congress in Chicago, and, as is always the case, I was impressed with the mathematical organization

In this “Age of Transparency,” Consulting to Industry Does Not Necessarily Equal Bias

Dear Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Editor: Thank you for the opportunity to ask my question on financial transparency to exiting ASMBS President Dr. Scott Shikora in this month’s issue

Retrograde Intussusception (RINT): One Group’s Experience and Ideas

Introduction Retrograde intussusception, known in our bariatric office as RINT, is also called reverse intussusception or antiperistaltic intussusception. Retrograde describes the direction the bowel intussuscepts—from distalto proximal (Figure 1). The

Patient Management: Their Journey of Change

by Douglas Sutton, EdD, ARNP, NP-C; Deborah A. Raines, PhD, RN, ANEF; and Natalie Murphy, MSN, FNP-BC Introduction Weight reduction is the most obvious—and often most celebrated—outcome that results following

Bariatric Surgery: What Your Anesthesiologist Needs to Know and Do

by Babatunde Ogunnaike, MD Dr. Ogunnaike is Associate Professor and Chief of Anesthesia Services at Parkland Health and Hospital System, Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas. The success of bariatric perioperative