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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Bariatric Surgery
Editorial Message—Patient Follow Up: A Critical Component of Bariatric Surgery

Patient Follow Up: A Critical Component of Bariatric Surgery

Gastric Band Adjustments: Benefits of Fluoroscopy-Guided Adjustments

by Jaime Ponce, MD, and Adam B. Smith DO, FACOS Dr. Ponce is from Dalton Surgical Group, PC, Dalton, Georgia, and Dr. Smith is from Dr. Smith Laparoscopy, Bariatrics, and

Metabolic Applied Research Strategy Initiative (MARS): Understanding Why Bariatric Surgery Works

An Interview with Principal Investigators Lee M. Kaplan, MD, PhD, and Randy Seeley, PhD About MARS The Metabolic Applied Research Strategy (MARS) is a multi-year, multi-generational research program led by

Hair Loss Among Bariatric Surgery Patients

by Silvia Leite Faria, MS; orlando Pereira Faria, MD; Renato Diniz Lins, MD; and Heloisa Rodrigues de Gouvea Ms. Faria is a nutritionist from Gastrocirurgia de Brasília, Brasília, Brazil and

New Column! Nutritional Considerations in the Bariatric Patient. This month: Pica: An Ancient Disorder with Modern Casualties

Nutritional Considerations in the Bariatric Patient Pica: An Ancient Disorder with Modern Casualties This Month’s Contributor: Liz Goldenberg, MPH, RD, CDN Ms. Goldenberg is a nutritionist at New York Presbyterian

Bariatric Patient Postoperative Pain: A Potentially Promising New Route

by Susannah M. Wyles, MSc, MRCS; Sherif Hakky, MSc, MRCS; Ahmed R. Ahmed, BSc, FRCS; and Jonathan M. Cousins, BSc, FRCA

Editorial Message: The decision to discharge patients should be the physician’s, not insurance carriers

Dear Friends: I am writing to you on my flight back from Washington, DC, where I attended the 96th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons (ACS). Although

Making Sense of the Research Regarding Binge Eating and Bariatric Surgery Outcomes

by Alëna A. Balasanova, MS III Author affiliation: Ms. Balasanova is third-year medical student at Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts. Funding: There was no funding for the development of this

The Professional’s Guide to Nutritional Supplements: Understanding Quality and Regulatory Issues

by Jacqueline Jacques, ND Dr. Jacqueline Jacques is a Naturopathic Doctor with more than a decade of expertise in medical nutrition. Dr Jacques has spent much of her career in

Management of Proximal Gastrogastric Fistula Due to Staple Line Dehiscence

This Month’s Featured Expert: Alfons Pomp, MD, FACS, FRCSC Dr. Pomp is a Leon C. Hirsch Professor, Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery, and Chief, Section of Laparoscopic and Bariatric Surgery,