The presentation was titled: Neural Tube Defects: An Unforeseen Consequence of Gastric Bypass Surgery in Young Female Patients? It was presented at the 2010 conference of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). According to the presentation, female patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery for weight loss may have a higher risk of bearing children with [...]

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery has been in the news a lot lately, mainly because it has the potential to help with diabetes in some patients. I am reluctant to use the word “cure” at this point, like a lot of bariatric surgery websites have been doing. But this particular type of bypass surgery does seem [...]

Would you consider having gastric banding or bypass surgery for weight loss on an outpatient basis? I wouldn’t. But if this sounds like it’s up your alley, check out this news release on the subject.

There are potential complications of gastric bypass surgery and other types of bariatric surgery, but they don’t always get the exposure they should. So in this article, I’d like to share the story of a woman who (unfortunately) is a real-life example of those complications.

What is a bariatric bypass and how exactly does this type of surgery work? This question is on the minds of many obese individuals these days, especially as bariatric bypass surgeries become more popular as a treatment option (and more frequently covered by the media). If you ask a surgeon who specializes in bypass surgery [...]

We frequently encounter news stories online related to bariatric weight-loss surgery, and we do our best to cover as many of them as possible on this blog. But few stories go into as much detail or provide as much coverage of the patient’s experience as does this story on TwinCities.com. Kudos to the editorial staff [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

It has long been known that bariatric weight-loss surgery lowers risk of heart disease in most patients. Most patients of weight loss surgery lose a significant amount of weight as a result of their surgeries. That’s the point, after all. This weight reduction has a direct, positive impact on the patient’s risk of heart disease [...]