At Colorado Bariatric Surgery Institute, we specialize in providing weight-loss solutions to patients from all over Denver and Colorado. We have always provided a full range of bariatric procedures to help our patients with long-term weight loss – from bariatric surgery and sleeve gastrectomy to ...
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and youth with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes face a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease during their lifetime. However, in a recently published study inSurgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) determined that the long...
" said Megan Kelsey, MD, pediatric endocrinologist and medical director of the Bariatric Surgery Center at Children's Colorado. "This study also found that the risk of nutritional deficiency is lowest in patients with the highest intake of recommended vitamin and mineral supplements, emphasizing...
For over 10 years, the mission of Bariatric Surgery Source (BSS) has been to distill the complex topic of bariatric surgery into easily understandable information for everyday patients. Rather than offer general health information across a wide variety
Transoral Endoscopic Surgery Transoral endoscopic surgery is an option being explored for bariatric surgery. Natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery (NOTES) is performed via a natural orifice (e.g., mouth, vagina, etc.), and in some cases eliminates the need for abdominal incisions. This ...
Bariatric surgery is associated with development of several micronutrient deficiencies that are predictable based on the surgically altered anatomy and the imposed dietary changes. The three restrictive-malabsorptive procedures—Roux-en-Y gastric bypass,
Bariatric surgery status was modeled as a time-varying variable. Survival estimates were obtained using the Simon-Makuch method. The Mantel and Byar test for survival comparisons of data with a time-varying covariate had P < .001 for differences between surgical and nonsurgical groups in all...
5 medical factors, accurately predicts which patients being considered for gastric bypass surgery (GBS) for morbid obesity would be at highest risk for dying, according to the results of a multicenter study presented at the American Surgical Association annual meeting in Colorado Springs, Colorado. ...
“My life has changed so much—there is so much you can do after weight loss surgery!” Amy Brinson,Lost 120 Pounds OUR SERVICES Individualized and sustainable weight loss programs for all patients. Gastric Bypass The stomach is cut to a smaller size, and the intestines are rearranged. ...