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Banded sleeve gastrectomy (BSG) was found to be superior to sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in patients with obesity, according to a study in the American Journal of Surgery. Researchers conducted a pairwise meta-analysis comparing the performance…
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with an increased risk for de novo alcohol-related outcomes, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology. Bariatric surgery has been associated with an increased risk…
A comparative analysis found that patients who underwent gastric bypass were associated with increased likelihood of discontinuing medication compared with patients who underwent sleeve gastrectomy (SL). These findings were published in JAMA Surgery. Data for…
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) prophylaxis may reduce the occurrence of symptomatic gallstone disease among patients who did not have gallstones prior to undergoing laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. These findings were published in the Lancet…
For patients undergoing bariatric surgery, risk for long-term mortality, complications, and reintervention was lower among sleeve gastrectomy recipients, according to results of a retrospective cohort study, published in JAMA Surgery. Data were sourced from Medicare…
Bariatric surgery is associated with reductions in weight, amelioration of cardiovascular risk factors, and improvement in vascular endothelial phenotype, according to a study in JAMA Network Open. Researchers sought to identify variables associated with vascular…
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