Gastrectomy

Adults undergoing bariatric surgery are more likely to choose sleeve gastrectomy over gastric bypass if more sleeve gastrectomies were performed in their state during the prior year, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Taking insulin, regularly checking feet and other healthy diabetes management behaviors were associated with lower HbA1c, according to a presenter at the Association of Diabetes Care and Education Specialists Annual Conference.

Adults in Finland and Sweden with diabetes who underwent sleeve gastrectomy were more likely to die from any cause compared with those who underwent gastric bypass, according to a study published in Diabetes Care.

Reductions in bone mineral density in adolescents with obesity who undergo sleeve gastrectomy are associated with changes in sex hormones, sclerostin and enteric peptides, according to study findings.

Adults who underwent gastric bypass were more likely to discontinue and less likely to restart medications for hypertension, hyperlipidemia and diabetes than those who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, according to study findings.

Data has indicated thiazolidinedione pioglitazone and GLP-1 receptor agonists improve beta-cell function in patients with diabetes, prompting a meeting presenter to suggest both drugs be used as first-line therapies for the disease.

Adults with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery at a clinic in Turkey had similar improvements in quality of life, regardless whether they underwent a sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, according to study data.

Patients who underwent complete omentectomy for gastric cancer had decreased overall survival rates compared with patients who underwent non-complete omentectomy, according to research published in BMC Gastroenterology.

Procedure-less intragastric balloon, either as a bridge to bariatric surgery or as a stand-alone treatment, was cost-effective and improved health outcomes, according to research published in PLOS ONE.

Using Ozempic in combination with endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy resulted in greater weight loss than the procedure alone, according to a presentation at Digestive Diseases Week.