Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol is well established in many surgical
disciplines and leads to a decrease in the length of hospital stay and morbidity. Multimodal …

Background Bariatric surgery is an established treatment for severe obesity; however, fewer
than 1 per cent of eligible patients undergo surgery. The perceived risk of surgery may …

Objective The development of these updated clinical practice guidelines (CPG) was
commissioned by the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, The Obesity …

Background In recent years, several articles have reported considerable results with the
Mini/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (MGB/OAGB) in terms of both weight loss and …

Post-surgical leaks and fistulas are the most feared complication of bariatric surgery. They
have become more common in clinical practice given the increasing number of these …

Fistula development is a serious complication after bariatric surgery. We performed a
systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the efficacy of fistula closure and …

Objectives Therapies less invasive than surgery and more effective than lifestyle and
pharmacotherapy are needed to contend with the obesity epidemic. Intragastric balloons …

With over 600 million people being obese, and given the scientific demonstration of the
advantages of surgical treatment, bariatric surgery is on the rise. The promising long-term …

Purpose: Robotic-assisted surgery has become increasingly popular across surgical
subspecialties. We aimed to analyze trends in the national utilization and outcomes in …

Over the course of mammalian evolution, the ability to store energy likely conferred a
survival advantage when food became scarce. A long‐term increase in energy storage …