We recently posted about a new report on gastric bypass for older patients. The report that we cited has made its way into the news stream and is now popping up all over the web. If you’d like to learn more about this subject, here’s a roundup of some recent stories:
Bariatric Surgery Appears Safe for [...]
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June 20, 2007 5:15 pm | 
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A leading provider of bariatric weight-loss surgery information has created an interactive tool to teach the public about bariatric surgery.
Round Rock, TX - 6/19/07 — The Bariatric Learning Center has created an online quiz to help potential patients ask the right questions before deciding on bariatric weight-loss surgery.
Over the last decade or so, the [...]
Surgery News | Senior Editor | June 19, 2007 7:24 am | Comments Off
Is bariatric weight-loss surgery (gastric bypass) safe for patients over 60 years old? That is a question posed by doctors at the Case Western Reserve University, and published in the June issue of Archives of Surgery.
According to the report:
…a recent review of the Medicare database … reported significant mortality rates in all Medicare recipients [...]
Gastric Bypass | Senior Editor | 7:13 am | Comments Off
One of the latest trends in weight loss surgery seems to be going abroad to save money. Mexico, for example, appears to be a popular destination for surgery with the LAP-BAND® System. We blogged about LAP-BAND surgery in Mexico previously, so I won’t belabor that same point. I only offer the following advice.
Regardless of where [...]
Lap Band Surgery | Senior Editor | June 18, 2007 7:46 am | Comments Off
Several times in the past, we have blogged about bariatric weight-loss surgery for teens / adolescents. Because of this website’s neutrality policy, we do not recommend for or against bariatric surgery for teens. We have only written about it because it has been in the news so much lately.
So I thought it might be helpful [...]
Surgery News | Senior Editor | June 16, 2007 9:11 am | Comments Off