Comment on: The Feasibility and Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Prior to Neoplastic Therapy
New therapies are constantly changing the treatment paradigm for neoplastic processes. National guidelines may update multiple times a year to address these shifts1. Parallel to these advancements, drug therapy for patients with obesity and advancements in metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) provide mechanisms to achieve sustainable weight loss and address co-morbid conditions. As healthcare continues to shift to improve delivery and patient outcomes, it ’s imperative to consider disparities that might exists for patients with obesity. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 27, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Stacey A. Carter Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Comment on “Early Postoperative COVID Infection is Associated with Significantly Increased Risk of Venous Thromboembolism After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery”
Has there ever been a period of great medical uncertainty, such as in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic? There were so many unanswered questions at the time and very little practical information available to decision-makers, both at the national level and within our specialty of bariatric surgery. For almost a year, surgeons were shut out of our operating rooms and worked the front lines in the battle against this new foe. As hospitals reopened their doors to elective surgery and surgeons came to grips with the new reality of post-COVID triage of preoperative patients, rules for returning to the operating room were d...
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 27, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: John D. Scott Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Laparoscopic versus robotic-assisted primary bariatric-metabolic surgery. Are we still expecting to overcome the learning curve? A propensity score-matched analysis of the MBSAQIP database.
Robotic surgery is becoming increasingly popular in bariatric-metabolic surgery. However, its superiority regarding postoperative outcomes compared to conventional laparoscopy has not been clearly proven. With growing adoption of robotic surgery and improved technologies, benefits should become more evident. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Pauline Aeschbacher, Zoe Garoufalia, Peter Rogers, Justin Dourado, Hong Liang, Ana Pena, Samuel Szomstein, Emanuele Lo Menzo, Raul J. Rosenthal Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

County health ranking: untangling social determinants of health and other factors associated with short-term metabolic surgery outcomes.
The complex interplay of social determinants of health (SDoH), race/ethnicity, and traditional surgical risk factors on outcomes following metabolic surgery is poorly understood. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Spencer Trooboff, Abigail Pohl, Aaron C. Spaulding, Launia J. White, Michael A. Edwards Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Laparoscopic Small Bowel Length Measurement: Non-associative Nature of Total Small Bowel Length with Anthropometric and Clinical characteristics in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
Small bowel length (SBL) may have an impact on the outcomes of bariatric surgeries, but it may be difficult to make a direct association between small bowel length and safety and outcome of bariatric surgeries. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Arman Karimi Behnagh, Mohammadreza Abdolhosseini, Arash Abdollahi, Behrooz Banivaheb, Ali Kabir Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Sexual orientation moderates the relationship between internalized weight bias and binge eating symptoms among adults pursuing bariatric surgery
Sexual minorities have higher rates of anxiety, depression, and binge eating compared to heterosexual peers. Internalized weight bias (IWB) is also higher for sexual minorities when compared to heterosexual peers. However, research has not examined whether the relationships between IWB and anxiety, depression, and binge eating differ among heterosexual and sexual minority adults pursuing bariatric surgery. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 25, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Sarah DeFazio, Noelle Mastrili, Nova Szoka, Kristin L. Schneider, Stephanie Cox, Laura Aylward Tags: Integrated Health Article Source Type: research

Bariatric surgery reduces the incidence of hidradenitis suppurative in individuals with obesity: results of a nationwide administrative data study in France.
hidradenitis suppurativa is a systemic inflammatory condition associated to obesity, metabolic syndrome, and other environmental factors. Bariatric surgery is effective in determining weight loss and obesity-related medical problems resolution. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 23, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Andrea CHIERICI, Julie BULSEI, Mohamed ALROMAYAN, Abdelrahmane ALAMRI, Giovanna PAVONE, Eric FONTAS, Antonio IANNELLI Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Improves Clinical Outcomes in Adolescent Bariatric Surgery.
Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols are evidence-based, multimodal approaches to optimize patient recovery and minimize complications. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 23, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Nicholas Schmoke, Christopher Nemeh, Tania Gennell, Dana Schapiro, Ashley Hiep-Catarino, Matthew Alexander, Alexander V. Chalphin, Robert W. Crum, Leign Holynskyj, Tatiana Kubacki, William S. Schechter, Jeffrey Zitsman Source Type: research

Limitations of the 2015-2021 MBSAQIP Database for Emergency Bariatric Operations
The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Quality Improvement Project (MBSAQIP) is the largest bariatric surgery-specific clinical dataset. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 22, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Florina Corpodean, Robert C. Ross, Denise Danos, Michael Cook, Philip R. Schauer, Vance L. Albaugh Tags: Original articles Source Type: research

Harnessing Artificial Intelligence in Bariatric Surgery: Comparative Analysis of ChatGPT-4, Bing, and Bard in Generating Clinician-Level Bariatric Surgery Recommendations
The formulation of clinical recommendations pertaining to bariatric surgery is essential in guiding healthcare professionals. However, the extensive and continuously evolving body of literature in bariatric surgery presents considerable challenge for staying abreast of latest developments and efficient information acquisition. Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to streamline access to the salient points of clinical recommendations in bariatric surgery. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 22, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Yung Lee, Thomas Shin, L éa Tessier, Arshia Javidan, James Jung, Dennis Hong, Andrew T. Strong, Tyler McKechnie, Sarah Malone, David Jin, Matthew Kroh, Jerry T. Dang, ASMBS Artificial Intelligence and Digital Task Force Tags: ASMBS Guidelines/Statements Source Type: research

Comment on; Psychopathology, Disordered Eating, and Impulsivity as Predictors of Weight Loss Twenty-Four Months after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is the most effective obesity treatment for patients with a BMI> 35 kg/m2, and similar to all weight loss approaches, weight recurrence ( ≥ 10%) occurs in a substantial minority of patients1. A recent review identified psychological (anxiety, depression) and behavioral (loss of control eating, physical activity) factors associated with weight recurrence1. Importantly, these factors were measured post-surgically rather than pre-surgi cally. Indeed, despite significant examination, research has not consistently demonstrated that pre-surgical psychopathology or behaviors predict post-su...
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 21, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Colleen C. Schreyer Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Long-term results of conversion of roux-en-y gastric bypass to biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass represents historically an important step forward in bariatric surgery, offering an effective treatment for obesity and its many related comorbidities.1 This operation provides a safe, broadly accepted, and technically reproducible technique with clinically outcomes that, to a large extent, mark the bar by which we compare most other bariatric and metabolic treatments.2 The limitations of the procedure are well documented. The RYGB design presents many technical and physiologic challenges. (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 21, 2024 Category: Surgery Authors: Peter C. Ng Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

SOARD Category 1 CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 20, April 2024
Fida Bacha, Resmi Gupta, Todd M. Jenkins, Mary L. Brandt, Thomas H. Inge, David E. Kleiner, Stavra A. Xanthakos (Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases)
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Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - March 19, 2024 Category: Surgery Source Type: research