Bariatric surgery (or metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a medical term for surgical procedures used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions...

diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other comorbid conditions. Bariatric surgery is the term encompassing all of the surgical treatments for morbid...

Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. The term bariatrics was coined around 1965, from...

of 174,772 participants published in The Lancet in 2021 found that bariatric surgery was associated with 59% and 30% reduction in all-cause mortality among...

insufficient efficacy and dubious safety". Bariatric surgery may be indicated in cases of severe obesity. Two common bariatric surgical procedures are gastric bypass...

Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is a non-profit medical organization dedicated to metabolic and bariatric surgery, and obesity-related...

decades, laparoscopic surgery has been adopted by various surgical sub-specialties, including gastrointestinal surgery (including bariatric procedures for morbid...

this may not be needed in those who are not on insulin therapy. Bariatric surgery often improves diabetes in those who are obese. Rates of type 2 diabetes...

Muffi, Mumbai, which is the first Indian Centre for Excellence in Bariatric Surgery. He is the chairman of Institute of Minimal Invasive Surgical Sciences...

to decrease food consumption. Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI)...

gastrectomy) is a bariatric surgical technique to address metabolic disorders and to lose weight. It is a variation on the Duodenal Switch surgery, incorporating...

doctor, TV personality, and author. He specializes in vascular surgery and bariatric surgery. He is known for helping morbidly obese people lose weight on...

Mohit Bhandari is an Indian bariatric surgeon known for his work in laparoscopic and robot-assisted surgery. He is the first surgeon in Asian sub-continent...

malabsorption created by bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass), to reconstruct or improve aesthetics and appearance (cosmetic surgery), or to remove unwanted...

heart without use of the machine. Weight loss or Bariatric surgery: Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery or "stomach stapling", the upper part of the stomach...

"The effectiveness and risks of bariatric surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2003–2012". JAMA Surgery (Meta-analysis, Review). 149...

Treatment for MASLD is weight loss by dietary changes and exercise; bariatric surgery can improve or resolve severe cases. Although no drugs are approved...

lifestyle changes necessary following the surgery. Compared with the other three generally accepted bariatric surgery procedures (gastric bypass, gastric banding...

technique. Hernias are also able to be repaired laparoscopically. Bariatric surgery can be performed laparoscopically and there a benefits of doing so...

Davis Clinic in Houston, Texas, and was the medical director for bariatric surgery at the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital. He went on to be the...

gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a form of bariatric surgery for weight control. The VBG procedure involves using a band and staples...

The role of health insurance characteristics in utilization of bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2021;17:728-734. https://doi...

of Type 2 Diabetes Using Lifestyle Therapy, Pharmacotherapy, and Bariatric Surgery: Mechanisms of Action". Current Obesity Reports. 4 (2): 287–302. doi:10...

Endoscopic trans-gastric laparoscopy Placement of gastric balloons in bariatric surgery The complication rate is about 1 in 1000. They include: aspiration...

attempt at surgery on the esophagus focused in the neck, and was conducted in dogs by Theodore Billroth in 1871. In 1877 Czerny carried out surgery in people...

applications for rapid weight loss, such as in morbid obesity or before a bariatric surgery, using formulated, nutritionally complete liquid meals containing...

vertical banded gastroplasty surgery in 1980.: 39–46  He was the founder of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and was its first...

adults, persons with HIV/AIDS or diabetes, and those who have had bariatric surgery. Varying degrees of thiamine insufficiency have been associated with...

35 or higher, and who have been unable to lose weight otherwise, bariatric surgery offers a viable option to help achieve that goal. In 2018 a Patient-Centered...

including gallstones, inflammatory strictures (scars), leaks (from trauma and surgery), and cancer. ERCP can be performed for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons...