Roux-en-Y gastric bypass may slow progression of diabetic retinopathy
1. In diabetic retinopathy patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, there was no significant progression of diabetic retinopathy scores after 2 ...
Tag: bariatric surgery
Vitamin deficiency may persist after Omega-loop gastric bypass
1. Despite proactive vitamin D supplementation, 80% of morbidly obese patients who underwent omega-loop gastric bypass were vitamin D deficient ...
Intermittent vagal nerve block ineffective for weight loss in obesity
1. In patients with morbid obesity, intermittent intra-abdominal vagal nerve blockade did not induce significant body weight loss (>20%) when ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 9 – June 15, 2014
In this section, we highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the past week. CPAP, ...
Bariatric weight loss surgery linked with remission in diabetics
1. Weight loss surgery was associated with a higher rate of sustained diabetes remission than standard care with lifestyle modification ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 9 – December 15, 2013
Image: PD In this section, we will highlight the key high-impact studies, updates, and analyses published in medicine during the ...
Bariatric surgery may improve sexual function in obese women
Image: PD 1. Obese women who underwent bariatric surgery reported significant improvement in sexual functioning at two years. 2. These ...
Bariatric surgery not associated with hypothesized reduction in opioid use
Image: PD 1. Relative to the time before surgery, opioid use was increased by 18% over the 3 years following ...
Bariatric surgery linked to reversal of diabetes
Image: PD 1. 50% of patients with type II diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery achieved complete or partial remission after ...
Bariatric surgery restores small artery protection, reduces inflammation
Image: PD 1. In severely obese individuals, perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) showed dysfunction prior to bariatric surgery and showed restored ...
