A study finds that adjunctive use of GLP-1 receptor agonists before and after undergoing bariatric surgery produces greater ...

Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure that alters the digestive system to help individuals with obesity lose weight by ...

Different types of weight loss surgery can be effective for long-term weight management in people with severe obesity or who ...

Our laboratory is interested in the behavioral and neurochemical consequences of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. RYGB surgery is a successful method for combating obesity and has been shown ...

The 2012 Medicare change to cover sleeve gastrectomy, in addition to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, for bariatric surgery boosted its selection exponentially, with significant regional and temporal ...

Kraljevic M, Süsstrunk J, Wölnerhanssen BK, et al. Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity: The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Over the past 20 years, obesity rates have increased sharply, with an age-adjusted prevalence of 35% among US adults in 2014. Among patients with severe obesity, bariatric surgery is effective at ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was associated with an increased risk for alcohol-use disorder-related hospitalization compared with sleeve gastrectomy and a weight management program, according to ...

These findings are based on an analysis of Medicaid data from 158,186 total Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery procedures performed during 2 periods: a pre-ACA period between 2007 and 2009 ...

Medical attempts at weight loss are fraught with failures and recidivism. Bariatiric surgery provides for reliable and durable weight loss. The rate of gastrointestinal pathology in this population is ...