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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Bariatric Procedure

The Clinical Issues Committee and Executive Council of ASMBS have determined that the emergence of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as the...
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ASMBS Care Pathway for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy

Clinical care pathways are tools that integrate evidence-based healthcare into clinical practice. Pathways are intended to improve healthcare delivery and...
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ASMBS Position Statement on the Impact of Obesity and Obesity Treatment on...

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery issues the following position statement, Endorsed by the American College of Obstetricians...
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ASMBS Integrated Health Nutritional Guidelines for the Surgical Weight Loss Patient 2016...

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ASMBS Position Statement on Postprandial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia after Bariatric Surgery

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) for the purpose of...
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Lipids and Bariatric Procedures Parts 1 & 2: Scientific Statement from the...

Bariatric procedures generally improve dyslipidemia, sometimes substantially so. Bariatric procedures also improve other major cardiovascular risk factors. This 2-part Scientific...
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ASMBS Updated Position Statement on Insurance Mandated Preoperative Supervised Weight Loss Requirements

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ASMBS Position Statement on Alcohol Use Before and After Bariatric Surgery

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ASMBS Position Statement on Intragastric Balloon Therapy Endorsed by SAGES

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has issued the following position statement in response to numerous inquiries...
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ASMBS Position Statement on 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...