Some states may require coverage for bariatric surgery. Refer to the member specific benefit plan document to determine availability of benefits for these procedures. As in all benefit adjudication, state legislated mandates must be followed. Therefore, the applicable state-specific requirements and the...
Dr. Srikanth is a leading bariatric surgeon in Washington State, based in the Seattle area. Board certified as a bariatric and cosmetic surgeon, Dr. Srikanth founded the Center for Weight Loss Surgery in 2006 to help people overcome the burden of obesity. Since then, he and his experienced ...
The number of bariatric surgeries done each year in the United States has ballooned. Now, in an August 27 state-of-the-art review inThe BMJand a September 3 editorial inJAMA, David Arterburn, MD, MPH, weighs the evidence on the benefits and risks of the various types of this surgery. "...
Bariatric surgeryObesityRoux-en-Y gastric bypassSleeve gastrectomyPurpose of review:This review synthesized the literature on predictors and mechanisms of post-bariatric alcohol problems, in order to guide future research on prevention and treatment targets. Recent findings:Consistent evidence suggests an ...
Several outcomes of pregnancy after bariatric surgery are currently being studied. This cross-sectional, retrospective study evaluated the obstetric and pe
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
7 A large retrospective cohort study involving 66 109 obese patients from Washington state (3328 had bariatric surgery) reported 33% lower all-cause mortality at 15 years of follow-up (HR, 0.67 [95% CI, 0.54-0.85]).8 These studies examined lower-risk, predominantly female cohorts, but ...
There continues to be a need for more robust, controlled, prospective studies with long term follow-up in order to better define the role of bariatric surgery in the treatment of HyOb. Keywords: craniopharyngioma, bariatric surgery, gastric bypass, hypothalamic obesity INTRODUCTION Craniopharyngiomas ...
of obese candidates for bariatric surgery. Results are presented as scatter data plots with mean ± SEM of mucosal GLP-1 protein content. Each point corresponded to one obese subject. One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s multiple comparison test were used to analyze data in the rat (a),...
In a study appearing in the October 18 issue of JAMA, David R. Flum, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Washington, Seattle, and colleagues assessed working status and change in productivity in the first 3 years following bariatric surgery for severe obe