Trends in bariatric surgery training: bariatric operations performed by Fellowship Council trainees from 2012 to 2019.

Background: The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Fellowship Certificate was created to ensure satisfactory training and requires a minimum number of anastomotic cases. With laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy becoming the most common bariatric procedure in the United States, this may present a challenge for fellows to obtain adequate numbers for ASMBS certification.

Objectives: To investigate bariatric fellowship trends from 2012 to 2019, the types, numbers, and approaches of surgical procedures performed by fellows were examined.

Metabolic Surgery Outcomes in U.S. Patients with Class I Obesity.

Although numerous studies outside the United States (U.S.) have explored weight loss and comorbidity resolution among patients with class I obesity (body mass index [BMI] 30-34.

Appendiceal torsion in Ehlers-Danlos syndrome: A case report of a rare phenomenon in a rare disease.

Introduction: Appendiceal torsion is a rare phenomenon with only a few reported cases and never in a patient with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). We present the first case of appendiceal torsion leading to acute appendicitis in a patient with EDS.

Presentation Of Case: A 36-year-old male with history of musculoskeletal EDS presented with one week of abdominal pain localizing to the right lower quadrant.

Systematic review and meta-analysis of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass against laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy for amelioration of NAFLD using four criteria.

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) prevalence is rising worldwide, as a direct consequence of the obesity epidemic. Bariatric surgery provides proven NAFLD amelioration, although questions remain regarding whether Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is more effective. To answer this question, we conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis exclusively comparing RYGB and LSG for amelioration of NAFLD using 4 separate criteria: alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase, NAFLD activity score, and NAFLD fibrosis score.