Coffee time with Professor Natan Zundel
Exclusive interview There are two phrases that I always tell my fellows and residents: “If it was easy, anybody can do it, so they do not need you,” and, “In order to enjoy life, you need to suffer.” If we…
IFSO publishes Second IFSO Global Registry Report
IFSO Report The report is the culmination of years of research and analyses from the IFSO Global Registry Project, which was established in January 2014 to demonstrate that it is possible to merge and analyse bariatric and metabolic surgical data…
MIDSLEEVE™ gastric tube – improving calibration
MIDSLEEVE™ gastric tube It must be noted that there is still controversy about the size of the antrum removal during a sleeve gastrectomy and there is no evidence-based medicine to define the best shape MIDSLEEVE™ is a real good option…
MiniMizer Ring Minimising weight regain – the Freiburg experience
How the MiniMizer Ring is helping to prevent post-operative weight regain by preventing sleeve dilatation Although bariatric surgery has helped many obese patients to lose weight, a small proportion of patients does experience weight regain. There are numerous causes for…
Based Behavioral Treatment adds more weight loss
ABT Acceptance The results showed that participants who received ABT (which includes all behavioural skills taught in SBT) lost 13.3 percent of their initial weight at one year, compared to 9.8 percent weight loss at one year for participants who…
Low-level laser therapy and lorcaserin aids weight loss
Low-level laser therapy The change in WC from baseline to six months for the combination group was not significantly different from LLLT or lorcaserin In the combination therapy group, significant decreases in neutrophils and total cholesterol were observed Patient satisfaction…
Study finds TAAR1 approach to block binge eating
Binge eating therapy The researchers observed that TAAR1 was decreased in the region of the brain important for the process of decision-making and executive function A new therapeutic target for the treatment of compulsive binge eating has been identified by…
Post-surgical serum ferritin levels and tooth loss
Surgery and tooth loss The researchers report that in the preoperative period, there was no significant difference in the levels of serum ferritin between dentate and edentulous patients After bariatric surgery, there was an increase regarding serum ferritin levels in…
Anastomosis size contributes to bleeding and stenosis rates
Anastomosis size The researchers collected data on the incidence of various complications: presence of gastrojejunostomy anastomosis stenosis, occurrence of fistulas, bleeding with transfusion indication and surgical site infection A study comparing the incidence of early complications related with the handsewn…
FDA approves AspireAssist system as alternative to surgery
Product approval The AspireAssist is given in conjunction with lifestyle therapy, in which patients are taught portion control, careful chewing, and other healthy lifestyle habits The AspireAssist was evaluated in the PATHWAY study, a 171-subject, multi-centre trial in the US,…