Gastric bypass is often the best type of bariatric surgery for type 2 diabetes, but other options like sleeve gastrectomy or duodenal switch may work better, depending on your health needs.

Almost 60% of patients with obesity and preexisting anemia recovered from anemia within 6 months after bariatric surgery. Female sex, older age, and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as the surgery type ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bariatric surgery was cost-effective over 10 years at a threshold of $100,000 per QALY among patients with ...

GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell ...

Bariatric surgery significantly reduced long-term risk for decompensation and adverse outcomes in patients with obesity and compensated metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH ...

It is now posing significant risks to my health. My doctor has recommended bariatric surgery as a medical necessity to improve my health. I have been covered under a medical insurance policy for ...

Stucke highlighted the effectiveness of bariatric surgery, noting that it can extend patients' lives by 6-9 years compared to those who remain overweight without surgery. "It’s one of the few ...

For patients with obesity, bariatric surgery was more cost-effective than GLP-1 receptor agonists. The biggest gains in quality-adjusted life-years were for patients who had both treatments.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Tomeka Jones struggled with diabetes and weight for many years before undergoing bariatric surgery in September 2023 at University Medical Center New Orleans. “I just couldn ...

Patients involved in the study underwent bariatric surgery between 2010 and 2017 or continuously received GLP-1 medications that were FDA-approved and available during the timeframe of the study.

Your bariatric surgeon will make changes to your stomach or other parts of your digestive system with the goal of making it easier for you to lose weight after surgery. While bariatric surgery ...

So, you've gone through bariatric surgery - a big step toward weight loss and better health when nothing else worked. Now, the real work begins with your diet. The food you eat post-surgery is quite ...