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Rise of Sleeve Gastrectomy Is No Therapeutic Misadventure
Jan 2018
Two randomized clinical trials in severely obese patients report that sleeve gastrectomy — an increasingly popular type of bariatric surgery — results in similar weight loss to traditional...
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Fundoplication for GERD: Laparoscopic Nissen Bests Transoral Incisionless
Jan 2018
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication (LNF) appears to be a better alternative than transoral incisionless fundoplication (TIF) for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease (G...
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Laparoscopic Incisional Hernia Repair
Nov 2017
A hernia is the protrusion of tissue or part of an organ through the bone, muscular tissue, or the membrane by which it is normally contained. Hernias can be classified as internal or external and...
MEDICAL NEWS
Bariatric Surgery Appears Safe, Effective After Age 60
Nov 2017
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Bariatric surgery is safe and effective in older adults, yielding results on par with younger patients, according to the first long-term outcomes study of bariatric surgery...
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Open Versus Minimally Invasive Surgery for Paraesophageal Hernias: Which Leads to Better Outcomes?
Oct 2017
The authors of a paper published in JAMA Surgery[1] studied early results from more than 97,000 patients, comparing open or minimally invasive approaches for the treatment of patients with paraesophag...
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10-Year Data Show Lasting Weight Loss With Bariatric Surgery
Jan 2017
Moreover, at 10 years just 3.4% (19/564) of the RYGB group were within an estimated 5% of their baseline weight, compared with 55.5% (692/1247) of the nonsurgical group. Four-year results showed that...
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Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Versus Conventional Medical Treatment In Obese Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Sep 2016
Randomised controlled trials have shown that bariatric surgery is more effective than conventional treatment for the short-term control of type-2 diabetes. However, published studies are characterised...
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AACE Vs ATA Thyroid-Nodule-Management Differences
Jun 2016
Based on thyroid nodules’ size and characteristics seen on ultrasound scans, AACE classifies them into three malignancy-risk categories: low, intermediate, and high. ATA goes further, classifyin...
MEDICAL NEWS
Heavyweight Mesh Improves Laparoscopic Repair Of Inguinal Hernia
May 2016
The use of heavyweight mesh for laparoscopic total extraperitoneal inguinal hernia repair is associated with less pain and fewer recurrences, compared with lightweight mesh, researchers from the Nethe...
