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...

Recommendations for the Presurgical Psychosocial Evaluation of Bariatric Surgery Patients

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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...

Insurance-Mandated Medical Weight Management Before Bariatric Surgery

Prepared by Daniel Horwitz, B.S., M.S., John K. Saunders, M.D., Akuezunkpa Ude-Welcome, M.D., Manish Parikh, M.D. Background: Many insurance companies...

ASMBS Position Statement on Alcohol Use Before and After Bariatric Surgery

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American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, Obesity Groups Take Aim at...

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and groups including The Obesity Society (TOS) and Academy for Nutrition...

Long-Term Survival Benefit After Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery

Prepared by Julie Kim, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., Ann Rogers, M.D., Dan Eisenberg, M.D., Guilherme M. Campos, M.D., Dan Azagury, M.D....

Revisional Bariatric Surgery

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National Correct Coding Initiative Enacts New PTP Coding Edit For Primary Bariatric...

In April 2015, the NCCI published a new set of code pair edits for primary bariatric surgical procedures and Paraesophageal...

Morbidity, Mortality, and Weight Loss Outcomes After Reoperative Bariatric Surgery in the...

Obesity is successfully treated by bariatric operations, but some patients need reoperations.