{"title":"SOARD Category 1 CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 21, October 2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.08.015","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.08.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1177-1179"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145026343","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cartoon","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.004","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Page 1180"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145026344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Allison Frederick M.D. , Georgia Lydon M.D. , Aaron P. Lesher M.D., M.S.C.R. , Mary K. Bryant M.D., M.S.C.R.
{"title":"Comparative analysis of racial disparities between adolescents and adults undergoing bariatric surgery: analysis from the MBSAQIP database","authors":"Allison Frederick M.D. , Georgia Lydon M.D. , Aaron P. Lesher M.D., M.S.C.R. , Mary K. Bryant M.D., M.S.C.R.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.008","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.008","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Metabolic surgery has emerged as a safe and efficacious treatment for adolescents and adults with obesity, although racial disparities exist in the bariatric population.</div></div><div><h3>Objectives</h3><div>This study analyzed patient characteristics and perioperative outcomes to determine if racial disparities differ across age groups in Black and White bariatric patients.</div></div><div><h3>Setting</h3><div>U.S. Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Initiative Program (MBSAQIP) data file.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Adolescents (≤19 years) and adults (>19 years) who underwent primary metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) from 2020–2022 were identified in the MBSAQIP data file. Patient characteristics and 30-day outcomes were compared by race and age group.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Two thousand eight hundred twenty-nine adolescents (n = 793, 28% Black) and 434,775 adults (n = 102,973, 23.7% Black) were included. Preoperative median body mass index (BMI) was higher in Black versus White adolescents (48.6 versus 45.4, <em>P</em> < .001) and Black versus White adults (45.3 versus 43.3, <em>P</em> < .001). Co-morbidity burden was similar between Black and White adolescents. Compared to White adults, Black adults had higher rates of diabetes, hypertension, and renal insufficiency, <em>P</em> < .001. Black adolescents (7.1% versus 3.5%) and adults (4.1% versus 3.1%) were less likely to receive perioperative venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis versus White patients, <em>P</em> < .001. Incidence of postoperative pulmonary embolism (PE) was higher in Black adolescents (.3% versus 0%, <em>P</em> = .02) and adults (.2% versus .09%, <em>P</em> < .001).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Disparities exist for Black adolescents and adults undergoing MBS. While most outcomes were not clinically significantly worse in Black patients, ensuring appropriate VTE prophylaxis is an important modifiable target for improving outcomes.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1160-1167"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144984547","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on: Impact of weight loss on epicardial adipose tissue after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a CT-based quantitative analysis using ITK-SNAP","authors":"Jake E. Doiron Ph.D., Michael Kachmar D.O.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1100-1101"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144857277","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cristian A. Angeramo M.D., Francisco Schlottmann M.D., M.P.H.
{"title":"Authors reply: efficacy of combined sleeve gastrectomy and Nissen fundoplication for weight loss and prevention of postoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis","authors":"Cristian A. Angeramo M.D., Francisco Schlottmann M.D., M.P.H.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1174-1175"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144857276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Letter to editor regarding comments by Dr. Veldi et al. for manuscript “the impact of bariatric surgery on maternal and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis”","authors":"Alexander Arbis M.B.B.S., B.Sc. (Hons), M.R.C.S., Matyas Fehervari M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D., F.R.C.S., Samer Humadi F.R.C.S.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.006","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1171-1173"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144805567","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cartoon","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.001","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 8","pages":"Page 986"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633874","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SOARD Category 1 CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 21, August 2025","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 8","pages":"Pages 983-985"},"PeriodicalIF":3.5,"publicationDate":"2025-07-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144633875","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on “Efficacy of combined sleeve gastrectomy and Nissen fundoplication for weight loss and prevention of postoperative gastroesophageal reflux disease in patients with obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis”","authors":"Keerthi Sanapala M.B.B.S., Rachana Mehta M.Sc., Ranjana Sah M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.06.014","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.06.014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1173-1174"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144984542","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Victoria Lyo M.D., M.T.M., F.A.C.S., Mohamed R. Ali M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., D.A.B.-F.P.M.B.S.
{"title":"Response to letter to the editor 25-119","authors":"Victoria Lyo M.D., M.T.M., F.A.C.S., Mohamed R. Ali M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S., D.A.B.-F.P.M.B.S.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.06.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.06.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"21 10","pages":"Pages 1169-1170"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-07-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144860036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}