Background & Aims Bariatric surgery has been reported to lead to complete resolution of
nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) following the sustained weight loss induced in obese …

Background: Bariatric surgery has been shown to significantly reduce cardiovascular risk
factors. However, whether surgery can reduce major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), …

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare weight loss, obesity-related comorbidities,
and biochemical outcomes of LSG versus LRYGB through a meta-analysis of randomized …

Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocols have been effective in improving
postoperative recovery after major abdominal surgeries including colorectal cancer surgery, …

Background: Mortality after bariatric surgery has been previously studied, but cohort selection
bias, completeness of follow-up, and collection of confounders have limited the inference …

Objective: To determine the effect of cumulative volume on all-cause morbidity and operative
time. Background: Gastric bypass is an important public health procedure, but it is difficult to …

BACKGROUND: Team-based training using crisis resource management (CRM) has gained
popularity as a strategy to minimize the impact of medical error during critical events. The …

Importance There are high-quality randomized clinical trial data demonstrating the effect of
bariatric surgery on type 2 diabetes remission, but these studies are not powered to study …

Background Bariatric surgery involves the risk of postoperative infectious complications, in
particular, anastomotic leaks and intra-abdominal abscesses. C-reactive protein (CRP) is a …

Background Achalasia is a rare primary esophageal dysmotility disorder in children. Peroral
endoscopic myotomy (POEM) is a novel endoscopic technique which has shown promising …