BACKGROUND Obesity is a leading health concern in the United States. Because traditional treatment approaches for weight loss are generally unsuccessful in the long term, bariatric surgical procedures are increasingly being performed to treat extreme obesity. To facilitate research in this field, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases responded to this knowledge ga...

BACKGROUND AND AIM Obesity is associated with elevated serum transaminase levels and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and weight loss is a recommended therapeutic strategy. Bariatric surgery is effective in obtaining and maintaining weight loss. Aim of the present study was to examine the long-term effects of bariatric surgery on transaminase levels in obese individuals. METHODS The Swedish ...

T he concept that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) can be reversed with an intestinal operation is coun-terintuitive. How could our costliest disease be forced into full, durable, and safe remission with the bypass of a few inches of intestine? Counterintuitive or not, it's true. Accordingly , we take notice when Sjöström and colleagues (1) in the Swedish Obese Subjects (SOS) study, the longest ...

INTRODUCTION Bariatric surgery is on the increase throughout the world. Jejunoileal bypass bariatric procedures have fallen out of favor in western surgical centers due to the high rate of associated complications. They are, however, performed routinely in other centers and as a consequence of health tourism, management of complications related to these procedures may still be encountered. CA...

INTRODUCTION AND OBJECTIVES Cardiac adaptation to obesity includes both structural and functional changes in the heart. The therapeutic option of last resort for morbidly obese patients is bariatric surgery. This study aims to assess the anatomical functional changes in the heart for a Spanish cohort of morbidly obese patients, as well as changes after bariatric surgery. METHODS Patients refe...

Weight recidivism after primary bariatric procedures is an important issue and concern for many bariatric patients. Regardless of the specific type of bariatric surgery, long term weight regain will occur to a small but significant proportion of patients [1]. Weight regain is especially prevalent in the restrictive bariatric procedures, operations that limit the amount of oral intake compared t...

OBJECTIVES This cross-sectional study compared the frequency of oral periodontopathogens and H. pylori in the mouths and stomachs of obese individuals with or without periodontitis submitted to bariatric surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS One hundred and fifty-four men and women aged 18-65 were conveniently distributed into four groups. Two groups were composed of individuals who underwent bariatr...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a serious condition affecting more than 35% of adults in the United States. In obese individuals for whom other weight control methods have been ineffective, bariatric surgery is a safe and effective method of weight control. An estimated 150,000 to 160,000 bariatric surgeries are performed in the United States yearly. Iron deficiency anemia is common in patients after bar...

INTRODUCTION The general practitioner (GP) can play a key role in this multi-disciplinary team, coordinating care provided by dietitians and surgeons, maximizing the potential benefits of surgery. Therefore, it seems important to verify changes in GPs' knowledge about surgical treatment of obesity. AIM To reassess knowledge of obesity surgical treatment among Polish primary care physicians an...

Gastric band adjustment credentialing guidelines for physician extenders Pamela Davis, R.N., C.B.N., Lisa West-Smith, Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Laura L. Baldwin, R.N., Karen M. Flanders, N.P., C.B.N., Melissa M. Davis, M.S.N., A.P.R.N., B.C., C.N.S., R.N.F.A., Lisa Rae Gergen, M.S.N., F.N.P., C.B.N., Paula R. Kilgore, R.N., C.B.N., Terry L. McKenzie, R.N., C.B.N., Debra A. Proulx, R.N. Chair, American S...