How Many Procedures Does it Take to Overcome Learning Curve of Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery?
A new study provides additional insight into overcoming the learning curve of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery and minimizing the risks of adverse outcomes. Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a technically challenging procedure with the potential for catastrophic complications. The complex operation is associated with a long and steep learning curve and involves high-risk [...]
Read the full article →Study Confirms Advantages of Laparoscopic vs Open Gastric Bypass Surgery
A large retrospective study from Stanford University Medical Center confirms and supports the advantages of using laparoscopic surgical techniques rather than open surgery for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures. After comparing differences in outcomes of more than 150,000 gastric bypass patients, the researchers found that the laparoscopic approach resulted in significantly fewer complications, a shorter hospital [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass Surgery Satisfies Long-Term
Gastric bypass surgery gets high marks for patient satisfaction and maintenance of substantial weight loss at 11 years post-operatively, according to long-term results of a study published online March 26, 2012 in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. The researchers point out that this study is one of the few studies to provide information on [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass Surgery Intensifies Effects of Alcohol
Gastric bypass patients are engaging in risky behavior if they choose to drink alcohol after their operation, according to a new study conducted by researchers at Stanford University. By comparing the preoperative and postoperative alcohol metabolism in gastric bypass patients, researchers found that patients exhibited a much higher breath alcohol content and required significantly more [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass vs Other Procedures for Obese Patients with Diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery appears more likely to achieve resolution of type 2 diabetes compared with laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy, according to two studies in the February issue of Archives of Surgery. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are two of the most common and serious health problems in the United States. These [...]
Read the full article →Overweight Diabetic Patients Wanted for Gastric Bypass Study
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have announced plans to conduct one of the first studies examining gastric bypass surgery as a treatment for type 2 diabetes rather than for morbid obesity. This study is specifically interested in finding out whether gastric bypass surgery controls diabetes as well or even better than traditional medical [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass Can Lead to Serious and Irreversible Health Problems
Gastric bypass surgery is one of the most popular and well-known types of weight loss surgery. The procedure can cause rapid and dramatic weight loss, but it can also lead to serious and irreversible health problems brought on by severe nutritional deficiencies. According to Nana Gletsu Miller, Ph.D. an assistant professor at the School of [...]
Read the full article →All is Not So Sweet With Gastric Bypass Surgery
The preference for sweet-tasting substances decreased following gastric bypass surgery, a finding that came from a study conducted on obese rats at Penn State College of Medicine. While doctors know that human patients often report changes in taste preferences after having gastric bypass surgery, it was not known whether human factors, such as awareness and [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Bypass Surgery Increases Anemia Risk
Nutritional supplements may not be enough to avoid iron deficiency and anemia after gastric bypass surgery. According to a new study it appears that low iron levels in some gastric bypass patients may not be due to a reduced iron intake, but to the body’s inability to absorb iron after gastro-intestinal alteration. The study, which [...]
Read the full article →Carnie Wilson, Gastric Bypass Surgery and Pregnancy
Congratulations to Carnie Wilson! Last month she gave birth to a healthy baby girl, Luciana Bella, her second child with husband Rob Bonfiglio. Her first child, daughter Lola Sofia, is now 4 years old. What impresses me about Carnie Wilson, and the reason I mention her here, is her apparent willingness to share her weight [...]
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