Researchers found that suremediks, a digital lifestyle intervention platform using AI, helped participants lose an average of 14% body weight over 24 weeks. Almost all participants successfully lost at least 5% of body weight, with positive correlations observed with female sex, accountability circle size, and participation in challenges. These results suggest that AI-powered lifestyle interventions […]
Category: Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Long-term Weight Maintenance and Nutritional Complications After Biliopancreatic Diversion
Biliopancreatic diversion for severe obesity leads to good and sustained weight maintenance up to 30 years with low perioperative risk. However, it is associated with a high long-term prevalence of nutritional complications, with 60% of patients experiencing nutritional issues at 20 years and 74% at 30 years. Despite these complications, weight loss and glycaemic control […]
Implications of Metabolic Bariatric Surgery Tourism
Metabolic bariatric surgery tourism presents barriers such as availability, accessibility, cost, eligibility, reputation, and stigma. Despite limited literature, the study highlights the need for further understanding motivational insights, healthcare system challenges, cost, and long-term outcomes. An audit to explore clinical relationships and guide policy-making is suggested to address the growing concerns of metabolic bariatric surgery […]
Limited Utility of Routine Upper Gastrointestinal Series Post-bariatric Surgery
Routine upper gastrointestinal series post-bariatric surgery showed limited value in detecting leaks. Out of 135 patients, 23% underwent imaging, with gastric bypass patients having higher rates of complications. The sensitivity and specificity for leak detection in gastric bypass patients were high, but the positive predictive value was low. Sleeve gastrectomy patients and males were less […]
Weight Loss Outcomes of Banded One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass
The study compared the weight loss outcomes and safety profiles of Banded One-Anastomosis Gastric Bypass (BOAGB) with other bariatric procedures. Despite a longer surgery duration, BOAGB showed favorable weight loss outcomes and weight maintenance at 1 year post-surgery, with no significant differences in complications compared to other procedures. All bariatric procedures led to significant excess […]
Bariatric surgery post-liver transplantation in Belgium: Significant weight loss and metabolic improvements observed with favoring sleeve gastrectomy.
Bariatric surgery post-liver transplantation in Belgium showed significant and sustained weight loss, resolution of metabolic dysfunction-associated liver disease, and favorable metabolic outcomes. Sleeve gastrectomy was the favored procedure, leading to improved clinical and biochemical markers. Despite a small sample size, the results suggest the safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in liver transplant recipients. Journal […]
Reduced Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Obesity After Bariatric Surgery
Meta-analysis of 14 studies demonstrates a significantly reduced risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with obesity undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery, with an overall incidence reduction (OR=0.69) and particularly lower risk in European populations (OR: 0.60) and studies with larger sample sizes (OR: 0.59). Articles published before and in 2020, as well as those with […]
Relative Muscle Strength Improves Post-Bariatric Surgery
Findings from a randomized controlled trial on an 11-month multicomponent exercise program after bariatric surgery showed no significant improvements in absolute muscle strength in knee and trunk regions, but significant enhancements in relative muscle strength, particularly in dominant knee flexion. Further exploration of different exercise intensities and frequencies is suggested to optimize postoperative muscle recovery. […]
High Rate of Malnutrition Found After Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass
Researchers conducted a study on 30 patients who underwent single anastomosis sleeve ileal bypass (SASI) and found that despite good short-term weight loss and improvement in obesity-related complications, there was a high alarming rate of malnutrition observed, even in the short-term follow-up. This highlights the importance of evaluating novel metabolic and bariatric surgeries for their […]
Superior Weight Loss with Gastric Band to Roux-en-Y Revision
Revisional bariatric surgery from adjustable gastric band to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) resulted in significantly greater weight loss at 5 years compared to conversion to sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). RYGB patients had higher percentage total weight loss, excess weight loss, and decreased BMI. There were no significant differences in remission or new comorbidities. Further multicenter studies […]