Updated Position Statement on Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Bariatric Procedure
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Care Pathway for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
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Position Statement on the Impact of Obesity and Obesity Treatment on Fertility and Fertility Therapy
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Position Statement on Postprandial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Bariatric Surgery
Prepared by Dan Eisenberg, M.D., M.S., Dan E. Azagury, M.D., Saber Ghiassi, M.D., Brandon T. Grover, D.O., Julie J. Kim, M.D.
The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for the purpose of enhancing quality of care in metabolic and bariatric surgery. In this statement, suggestions for management are presented that are derived from available knowledge, peer-reviewed scientific literature, and expert opinion. This was accomplished by performing…
Position Statement on Single-Anastomosis Duodenal Switch
Prepared by Julie Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S.,* on behalf of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee
Preamble
The following statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) in response to numerous inquiries made to the Society by patients, physicians, society members, hospitals, and others regarding single-anastomosis duodenal switch as a primary treatment for obesity or metabolic disease. This recommendation is based on current clinical knowledge,…
Lipids and bariatric procedures Part 2 of 2: scientific statement from the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the National Lipid Association (NLA), and Obesity Medicine Association (OMA)
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NOTE: Part 1 is originally published with the lipid association.
Prepared by Harold Bays, M.D., F.T.O.S., F.A.C.C., F.A.C.E., F.N.L.A., Shanu N. Kothari, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., Dan E. Azagury, M.D., Ninh T. Nguyen, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., Terry A. Jacobson, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.N.L.A., Carl Orringer, M,D., Deborah B. Horn, D.O., M.P.H., Diplomate A.B.O.M., John M. Morton, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., Eric C. Westman, M.D., M.H.S., Diplomate A.B.O.M., Peter…
Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirements
In 2011, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) published a position statement on preoperative weight loss requirements [1]. This statement was developed in response to inquiries made to the ASMBS by patients, physicians, hospitals, health insurance payers, the media, and others regarding the need for and efficacy of insurance mandated preoperative weight loss requirements before undergoing bariatric surgery. In the evolving field of bariatric surgery, it is periodically necessary to provide updated position statements…
Alcohol Use Before and After Bariatric Surgery
Prepared by Manish Parikh, M.D., Jason M. Johnson, Naveen Ballem, M.D.
The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for the purpose of enhancing quality of care in bariatric surgery. In this statement, suggestions for management are presented that are derived from available knowledge, peer-reviewed scientific literature, and expert opinion. This was accomplished by performing a systematic review of currently available literature regarding alcohol consumption (both pre-…
Position Statement on Intragastric Balloon Therapy Endorsed by SAGES
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Prepared by Mohamed R. Ali, M.D., *, Fady Moustarah, M.D., Julie J. Kim, M.D., on behalf of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Clinical Issues Committee
ASMBS independently developed an addendum to this Position Statement in 2018 in response to FDA Warnings regarding Gastric Balloons in the United States. Download Addendum
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…
Vagal Blocking Therapy for Obesity
The vagus nerve plays a significant role in the regulation of stomach functions, secretion of ghrelin, pancreatic endocrine and exocrine secretion, and glycemic control. VBLOC, a new therapy for obesity, induces intermittent intra-abdominal vagal blocking with the use of high-frequency electrical energy.