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bariatric surgery

Anemia in bariatric surgery patients

September 22, 2017

A study in JAMA Surgery reports a high rate of anemia 10 years after patients had undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass…

Bariatric surgeries compared

November 13, 2014

According to a study in JAMA Surgery, laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass results in much greater weight loss and fewer reoperations…

Bariatric surgery does not reduce mortality in men

June 11, 2011

A study in JAMA reports that bariatric surgery did not decrease mortality in patients with a mean age of 49.5…

Bariatric surgery safe option for pediatric population

March 5, 2015

Bariatric surgery doesn’t stunt the growth of obese children and adolescents when applied within a clinical pathway and is a…

Bariatric surgical center accreditation improves survival

September 4, 2014

A decade of analysis shows that bariatric surgical center accreditation is linked to lower mortality and fewer postoperative complications, according…

Positive results after bariatric surgery in adolescents

November 12, 2015

Three years after undergoing bariatric surgery, adolescents experienced major improvements in their weight, metabolic health, and quality of life, according…