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Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Past Articles
Natural Orifice Bariatric Surgery: An Update

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,

Protein and the Bariatric Patient

by Laura Frank, PhD, MPH, RD, CD Part 2 of 3 INTRODUCTION All macronutrients (proteins, carbohydrates, and fat) have interrelationships in terms of bioenergetics.

Who Participates in Online Support Groups for Bariatric Patients?

by Douglas Sutton, EdD, ARNP, NP-C, and Deborah A. Raines, PhD, RN Introduction Health-related support groups are an accepted component of care for persons with chronic or life-altering medical conditions.

An Interview with Kelvin Higa, MD, FACS

What do you think expanding the society’s realm to metabolic surgery has accomplished? Actually, it has always been about metabolic surgery. We just changed our name to be more descriptive

Exercise… The Key to Weight Loss Success

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

Beaumont Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program: Royal Oak, Michigan

TELL US ABOUT THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LEAD STAFF AT YOUR FACILITY. Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Michigan, is a 1,061-bed, major academic and referral center. The yearly

Emerging Technologies: The Introduction of New Technologies into Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery—Are You Ready to Embrace Them?

by Scott Shikora, MD, FACS Column Editor: Marc Bessler, MD Dr. Shikora is Professor of Surgery, Chief of MIS, General, and Bariatric Surgery at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts;

Revisional Gastric Pouch and Stoma Reduction Surgery for Weight Regain: Case Report of Gastric Bypass via an Endolumenal Approach

by G. Derek Weiss, MD, FACS, FASMBS Introduction Weight regain years after successful gastric bypass surgery is a fairly common therapeutic challenge facing today’s practicing bariatric surgeon. The majority of

Sleeve Gastrectomy after a Jejunoileal Bypass Reversal: Case Report and Review of the Literature

by Sheetal M. Patel, MD; Tomas Escalante-Tattersfield, MD; Samuel Szomstein, MD, FACS; and Raul Rosenthal, MD, FACS All from the Bariatric Institute, Section of Minimally Invasive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Florida,