Gastric bypass was route to a new life for Sheriff

January 9, 2010

Milwaukee, WI A little more than a year has passed since I grazed with John Schroeder at a Christmas party buffet table. At 375 pounds, John knew this territory well – sandwiches, chips, rich dips, shrimp, desserts. But all that was about to change. John, a friend of some friends of mine, told me he [...]

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"Gastric Banding" not a stand-alone weight loss solution

January 9, 2010

Buffalo, NY Medical Edge from Mayo ClinicJanuary 8, 2010DEAR MAYO CLINIC: Lately, I’ve seen a lot of advertisements for lap band surgery for weight loss. How is this different from bariatric surgery, which I don’t hear as much about lately? Does it work? What are the dangers? ANSWER: Bariatric surgery is a general term used [...]

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Study: Weight loss 6 months after gastric byass no different for patients who had mood and eating disorders pre-op

January 2, 2010

Storrs, CT Researchers detail in ‘Effect of mood and eating disorders on the short-term outcome of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass,’ new data in eating disorders. “We examined whether patients with a history of mood and eating disorders (MED) had less weight loss and poorer treatment compliance after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGBP) than patients with [...]

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After gastric bypass surgery, couple loses 249 pounds in a year

January 2, 2010

Chicago, IL Their daily Starbucks drink of choice was once a Venti Java Chip Frappuccino — a whopping 600 calories in a cup. These days, Lorie and Todd Richmond splurge on coffees with Splenda and a dash of half-and-half. But they are more likely to be riding their bikes, shooting hoops with their three kids [...]

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Better gastric bypass surgery outcomes linke to preoperative weight loss

December 24, 2009

Trenton, NJ Preoperative weight loss is associated with fewer complications after gastric bypass surgery, according to the results of a record review reported in the December issue of Archives of Surgery. “Despite the improved ability to accurately predict an increase in surgical risk, the optimal preoperative preparation of such high-risk bariatric surgery candidates remains controversial,” [...]

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Britain’s "most obese teen" is slim after gastric bypass surgery, says would rather be dead

December 7, 2009

Selby, North Yorks, England At 19 years of age, Malissa Jones of Selby, North Yorks, England, sees herself as the unhappiest woman alive, whose future is extremely bleak unless she somehow comes up with £20,000 required to undergo cosmetic surgery. At 16, Malissa, Britain’s fattest teen, underwent gastric bypass after doctors told her she only [...]

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Urologist's opinion: Gastric band placement for obesity is not associated with increased urinary risk of urolithiasis compared to gastric bypass surgery

December 7, 2009

Berkley, CA As morbid obesity is becoming increasingly prevalent in our western society, the surgical options for management of this disorder are being more widely utilized. These procedures include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric band surgery. It has been estimated that the number of bariatric surgeries performed has increased ten-fold in the past decade. It [...]

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A prospective study of risk factors for nephrolithiasis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (Abstract)

December 1, 2009

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery has become an increasingly common form of weight management. Early retrospective reviews have suggested that new onset nephrolithiasis develops in some patients after undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. We present a prospective longitudinal study to assess risk factors for nephrolithiasis after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. A total of 45 morbidly obese patients scheduled [...]

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Doctors embrace bariatric surgery as effective treatment for diabetes

November 25, 2009

Los Angeles, CA Fifty international scientific and medical experts have issued a “consensus statement” declaring that bariatric surgery should be considered a treatment option for patients with Type 2 diabetes, even if they are not extremely obese. The new guidelines, published today online in the Annals of Surgery, urge surgeons performing bariatric surgery and healthcare [...]

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Gastric bypass surgery: Couple sticks together through thick and thin

November 21, 2009

Lehi, UT A couple in Utah County went under the knife together on a weight loss journey in hopes of losing hundreds of pounds. The couple is Mike and Lorena Downey. The two took their vows 26 years ago promising to love each other in good times or bad, for better or for worse, in [...]

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