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Research presented today at Digestive Disease Week® 2009 (DDW®) demonstrates the tremendous progress being made in the field of weight management, including alternatives to gastric bypass surgery that are successful in terms of both weight loss and resolution of common co-morbidities including hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol and other disabling conditions. DDW is the largest international gathering of physicians and researchers in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology,...
According to U.S. researchers, hospital-appointed bariatric surgery "centers of excellence" suffer as many complications and fatalities from weight-loss procedures as other medical facilities engaging in these operations, Reuters accounted on Monday. The researchers suppose the extra expense and exertion called for by hospitals to receive such a sought-after title might not be worth it. Dr. Edward Livingston of the University of Texas Southwestern School of Medicine, said in a statement,...
EVERGREEN PARK, Ill., March 18 /PRNewswire/ -- In the eight years since its inception, the Little Company of Mary Bariatric Surgery Center in Evergreen Park, Illinois, has developed a strong reputation for personalized care. Tony M. Romeo, R.N., CNOR, CRNFA, the bariatric surgery program coordinator, has diligently worked one-on-one with patients to help them shed almost 300,000 pounds. Romeo manages the care of every patient who undergoes weight-loss surgery at the Little Company of Mary...
Long-term complications from weight-loss surgery deserve more attention because the number of U.S. procedures is booming, advocates say. Even as stomach-shrinking, or bariatric, surgery has become a standard of care for those with weight-related health issues, no one is yet sure why some bariatric patients fare better than others, or why some even face disastrous side effects, McClatchy Newspapers reported Sunday. Some 200,000 weight-loss surgeries are being performed in the United States...
A small study showed that obesity surgery could reverse diabetes in teens, just as it does in adults.The researchers reported that all but one of the 11 extremely obese teens studied saw their diabetes disappear within a year after weight-loss surgery. The 11th patient still had diabetes, but needed much less insulin and stopped taking diabetes pills.Studies in the past have shown the diabetes benefits of obesity surgery for adults. Dr. Thomas Inge, a pediatric surgeon at Cincinnati...
Undergoing bariatric weight loss surgery before becoming pregnant may be the healthiest decision for both mother and baby.According to a new study, obese women who had weight loss surgery and lost weight before pregnancy showed significantly lower rates of gestational diabetes and high blood pressure compared to obese women who did not have the surgery. Their babies also reaped the benefits; they were less likely to be born prematurely, be born underweight or be born overweight than babies...
Allina Hospitals & Clinics' Unity Hospital will present a live weight loss surgery on http://www.or-live.com/unityhospital/2151 at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. Jeffrey Baker, MD, will perform a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, commonly known as Lap-Band(R) or Realize Band(TM) surgery, while Frederick Johnson, MD answers viewer questions, and talks about the benefits of adjustable banding procedures. "This is a great opportunity for individuals contemplating weight loss...
Allina Hospitals & Clinics' Unity Hospital will present a live weight loss surgery on http://www.or-live.com/unityhospital/2151 at 3 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 30. Jeffrey Baker, MD, will perform a laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, commonly known as Lap-Band(R) or Realize Band(TM) surgery, while Frederick Johnson, MD answers viewer questions, and talks about the benefits of adjustable banding procedures. "This is a great opportunity for individuals contemplating weight loss...
By Jane E. Brody Sara Sloan could be the star of an advertisement for weight- reduction surgery. This 58-year-old retired teacher from Brooklyn had been "the heaviest kid in kindergarten, heavy my whole life," she said, until she underwent gastric bypass surgery in May 2004 and lost 128 pounds in less than a year. "I had tried just about everything to lose weight: Weight Watchers, Overeaters Anonymous, even speed when doctors were prescribing it in the '60s," Sloan recalled. "I'd lose...
MINNEAPOLIS _ Dr. Sayeed Ikramuddin is no stranger to weight-loss surgery. He's done it at least 3,000 times. But the University of Minnesota surgeon knows that some people, no matter how overweight, can't fathom the idea of having their internal organs snipped, tied or rearranged. Now he's trying to find out if an implantable device can help them lose weight by interfering with their ability to feel hunger. This summer, Ikramuddin plans to implant the device, made by a St. Paul, Minn.,...
