Abstract The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Pediatric Committee
updated their evidence-based guidelines published in 2012, performing a comprehensive …

Bariatric surgery is today the most effective long-term therapy for the management of
patients with severe obesity, and its use is recommended by the relevant guidelines of the …

Background Few long-term or controlled studies of bariatric surgery have been conducted to
date. We report the 12-year follow-up results of an observational, prospective study of Roux …

Objective Development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and the American College of …

Obesity is associated with several comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, type 2
diabetes, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and several forms of cancer. Because of the …

Background No previous review has comprehensively assessed long-term changes in
anxiety and depressive symptoms in bariatric surgery patients. This systematic review …

Since the 2007 Diabetes Surgery Summit in Rome, Italy, and the subsequent publishing of
the world's first guidelines for the surgical treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2D), much new …

Background Bariatric surgery is endorsed by multiple societies as the most effective
treatment for obesity. Psychosocial functioning has also been noted to improve for most …

For the past 2 decades, clinically severe obesity (operationalized as a body mass index≥
40 kg/m 2) has increased at a more pronounced rate that less severe obesity. As a result, the …

Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective treatments for morbid obesity, and a large body
of research indicates significant long‐term weight loss. While overall mortality decreases in …