Importance Severe obesity and its related diseases, such as type 2 diabetes, hypertension,
dyslipidemia, and sleep apnea, are very common in the United States, but currently very few …

Background and Aims Sleeve gastrectomy (SG) has become significantly more common in
recent years. Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a major concern in patients …

Importance Long-term results from randomized clinical trials comparing laparoscopic sleeve
gastrectomy (LSG) with laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass (LRYGB) are limited …

OBJECTIVE The overall aim of the Alliance of Randomized Trials of Medicine versus
Metabolic Surgery in Type 2 Diabetes (ARMMS-T2D) consortium is to assess the durability …

Background Since the 1990s, the number of bariatric surgeries has dramatically increased,
including the number of bariatric centers in the United States; no recent studies have yet …

Background & Aims Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is associated with obesity and
increased risk of cancer. The impacts of bariatric surgery on cancer risk in NAFLD patients …

Importance There are no approved treatments for nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD)
despite its association with obesity and increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) …

Despite the commonly-accepted paradigm that patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
also invariably have obesity, OSA prevalence extends beyond obesity. This necessitates a …

Importance Sleeve gastrectomy is the most widely used bariatric operation; however, its long-
term safety is largely unknown. Objective To compare the risk of mortality, complications …

The following position statement is issued by the American Society for Metabolic and
Bariatric Surgery in response to inquiries made to the Society by patients, physicians …