Surgery for Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes is commonly caused by Obesity. Obesity Surgery has the potential to treat and even cure Type 2...

Making Choices About Surgery

These tools are designed to assist those considering bariatric surgery. Paying for Surgery Working with your insurance provider for coverage...

ASMBS Systematic Review on Reoperative Surgery

Morbid obesity is a chronic disease that requires lifetime treatment. While bariatric surgery is highly effective and durable therapy, as...

An Interview with Kirk Reichard, MD, ASMBS Pediatric Surgery Committee Chair

Recent headlines about children as young as two-years-old getting bariatric surgery have grabbed attention, but have not changed the position...

Depression Before Surgery Does Not Interfere with Weight Loss After Surgery, New...

ORLANDO, FL – June 15, 2011 – Depression and anxiety do not seem to interfere with the amount of weight...

ASGE/ASMBS A Pathway to Endoscopic Bariatric Therapies

Member Only Access This content is only available to ASMBS members. If you're already an ASMBS member, you can log...

ASMBS Position Statement on Global Bariatric Healthcare

Member Only Access This content is only available to ASMBS members. If you're already an ASMBS member, you can log...

Story Of Obesity Surgery

This document has been archived for historical reference. For the latest information on Metabolic and Bariatric Surgical procedures, visit our...

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...

Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy

The Single Anastomosis Duodenal-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy, referred to as the SADI-S is the most recent procedure to be...