Guidelines

ASMBS Review of the Body Mass Index

Introduction The American Medical Association designated obesity as a disease in 2013.[1] In 2022, six leading organizations with a primary...

ASMBS Review of Body Composition

Introduction Although the body mass index (BMI) has been used as a measure of obesity for decades, it is now...
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ASMBS Intra-Operative Care Pathway for Minimally Invasive Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

Clinical care pathways help guide and provide structure to clinicians and providers to improve healthcare delivery and quality. The Quality...
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Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty and its role in the treatment of obesity: a...

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ASMBS Literature Review on Prevention, Diagnosis, and Management of Internal Hernias after...

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ASMBS Literature Review on the Effect of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Limb Lengths...

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Gastroparesis: An Evidence-Based Review for the Bariatric and Foregut Surgeon

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When the COVID-19 Pandemic Collides with the Obesity Epidemic in the United...

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ASMBS Bariatric Emergencies for the General Surgeon Statement

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2022 ASMBS and IFSO: Indications for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Thirty years ago, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) convened a Consensus Development Conference that pub- lished a Statement on...