BACKGROUND: Success of bariatric surgery is largely dependent on patients' abilities to change their lifestyle and underlying psychosocial and behavioral factors; these factors should be carefully scr...
BACKGROUND: Primary and revisional bariatric endoluminal procedures are currently being developed. Acceptable levels of risk and weight loss for these procedures have not yet been established. The aim...
BACKGROUND: As the number of adolescents with clinically severe obesity has grown, so too have the number of adolescents seeking bariatric surgery. METHODS: The membership of the ASBS was contacted by...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a serious global health-care concern, with rates in Europe and North America estimated at about 20-30% of the adult population. Bariatric surgery forms the basis of modified sur...
BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has gained popularity for treatment of morbid obesity worldwide. With the widespread use of LAGB, an increasing number of medical specialists...
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a chronic, multifactorially caused disease with serious somatic and psychosocial comorbidity as well as economical consequences. In the Netherlands, between 1993 and 1997, the p...
BACKGROUND: A good surgical retractor is essential for facilitating bariatric surgery. Recently, Thompson Surgical Instruments designed a new system specifically for bariatric surgical procedures. MET...