Spotlight on Technology December 2024
Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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
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