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In Trial, Lap Band Beats Lifestyle Changes in Obese Teens
ISSUE: JUNE, 2010 In the first randomized controlled trial to pit bariatric surgery against lifestyle changes for the management of obesity in teenagers, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding resulted in significantly better outcomes than diet and exercise. read more (1 comments) | |
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Health Care Setting Not Immune to Weight Bias
Many Doctors, Nurses Harbor Negative Views of Obese Patients; The Good News: Studies Show Signs of Improvement ISSUE: JUNE, 2010 One evening this spring, gastroenterologist Lisa Ganjhu, DO, arrived at her New York City hospital and found the staff in a tizzy over a patient. The patient, a woman weighing 485 lb, had been brought to the hospital that afternoon with a large pelvic mass of unknown etiology. The attending physician asked the gastroenterology department to start the investigations with a colonoscopy to rule out colonic lesions. But several staff members didn’t feel comfortable taking care of this patient. read more | |
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Bariatric Theatrics
ISSUE: JUNE, 2010 By Peter F. Lalor, MD It’s full of drama, tragedy, life-changing experiences and even comedy. It’s even better than Cats. No, it’s not Cirque du Soleil’s “O-besity,” it is simply my life as a bariatric surgeon and perhaps yours as a bariatric health care professional. read more | |
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Who Gets Bariatric Surgery? Those Who Can Pay For It
Paradoxically, the Most Eligible Are Least Likely to Get Access ISSUE: MARCH, 2010 Bariatric surgery for the treatment of obesity and its comorbidities is vastly underutilized in general; a host of socioeconomic factors further thwart the access of vulnerable populations to the only approach shown effective for long-lasting treatment of obesity. read more | |
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Lap-Band Physicians Connect on New Web Site
ISSUE: MARCH, 2010 A new Web site from Allergan allows surgeons working with its Lap-Band Adjustable Gastric Banding System to connect with each other and see which physicians are referring patients to which surgeon. read more | |
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VA Telemedicine Program Expands Access to Bariatric Surgery
Patients in Rural Areas Do Pre- and Post-op Consults From Home; Applicability to Private Practice Questionable ISSUE: DECEMBER, 2009 Patients in the Midwest are forgoing the maps and the winter drives over icy highways, the stress over city parking and the hotel bills—the usual annoyances that come with visiting a surgeon in a city that’s not their own. read more | |
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Hospital in England Turns Away Obese Expectant Mothers
ISSUE: DECEMBER, 2009 hospital in England will turn away mothers-to-be who have a body mass index (BMI) higher than 34 kg/m2, forcing these women to travel 20 miles to the nearest facility with a maternity unit capable of handling their care. read more | |
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Position Statement Touts Surgical Indication for Diabetes
ISSUE: DECEMBER, 2009 Bariatric surgery is a legitimate treatment for patients with type 2 diabetes, even if they do not register a body mass index (BMI) of 35 kg/m2 or more, according to a position statement released in the first International Conference on Gastrointestinal Surgery to Treat Type 2 Diabetes. read more |
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