OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases is 0. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-08-01 to 2026-08-01.)

Article	Citations
A248 Assessing Cognitive Bias in a Bariatric Multidisciplinary Committee	799
A431 Laparoscopic delivery of a novel enterotomy capture device between self-forming magnetic anastomosis in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients for the creation of a side-side jejunal-jejunal an	215
A220 Impact of type of bariatric surgery on micronutrient and hemoglobin values 12 months after the procedure	206
A302 1- and 2-year outcomes and predictors of weight loss after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass revision	117
A313 The Role of Postoperative Weight Loss in Remission of Type 2 Diabetes Following Duodenal Switch: A Multi-Center Cohort Study	67
A083 Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Conversion Compared To Ligamentum Teres Cardiopexy For Post Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Gastroesophageal Reflux	49
A341 Pre and Post-Semaglutide Era: A Comparative Study of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes	48
A243 Consecutive 4-Month Swallowable Balloon Weight Loss Surpasses Results of a Single 12-Month Endoscopic Balloon and Approaches Weight Loss Surgery Results	44
Comment on: Pregnancy and birth complications among women undergoing bariatric surgery: sleeve gastrectomy versus Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	40
Table of Contents	37
Comment on: Ambulatory discharge of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy results in significantly more adverse outcomes	33
WY98ZM78JR Revision of sleeve gastrectomy to single anastomosis duodenal switch using self-forming magnets with an immediate functional lumen	33
58ZN0XWN8G Comparison of Laparoscopic and Robotic Outcomes in Sleeve Gastrectomy at a Single Institution	32
LMJ9BLZ94N Outcomes of Inflammatory Bowel Disease after Bariatric Surgery	31
L8Z645J68Q Two-Year Outcomes Comparison of Medical Versus Surgical Obesity Treatment Among Adolescent Patients who Attended Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Teaching Sessions	31
86Z4JYK46R Is Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty as safe as Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy? A Propensity-Matched Analysis	30
BW7L4AXLYL Long term effects of bariatric surgery on cardiometabolic outcomes in young to middle aged adults in a Middle Eastern population: a matched cohort study	29
LBNAMRDAZ4 Examining Referral Patterns to Bariatric Clinics in the GLP-1 Era	29
NJQQD6RQJV Endoscopic Gastric Stenting for Post-Sleeve Gastrectomy Leaks: A Review of 57 Cases	28
JXZB60YBX5 Understanding Obesity Stigma: The Use of Natural Language Processing and Text Mining	27
YKBXV0DXKA Retrospective Cohort Analysis – Rates of Cholecystectomy after Evaluation for Bariatric Surgery	26
KYJG9NKG6G Evaluating Portal Hypertension in Advanced Liver Disease Prior to Gastrojejunostomy Revision for Persistent Marginal Ulcers	25
B8WGBK6G8W Predictor for Postoperative Complications in Single-Port laparoscopicSleeve Gastrectomy (SPLSG),A single center experience in China	25
76J5BKQ5VZ Current Trends in Re-operative Bariatric Surgery using the MBSAQIP 2020-2023	25
6BK4YA640G Omentopexy in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Role and Benefits	25

XJ840N74J0 Quality of Life after Bariatric Surgery	25
Comment on: Ambulatory discharge of patients undergoing sleeve gastrectomy results in significantly more adverse outcomes	24
4DB7JP97Z9 Risk Assessment of Primary Bariatric Surgery in Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs) Patients: An MBSAQIP Analysis of 180,544 Cases	24
965XMNVXZ7 Outcomes of SADI Compared to Other Commonly Performed Metabolic and Bariatric Procedures Based on MBSAQIP 2020-2023	24
A272 Implementing the Bariatric Surgery Targeting Opioid Prescribing Initiative and its Effect on Patient Pain	24
Comment on: from disability to productivity: the impact of metabolic and bariatric surgery on return to work	22
Editorial Board	22
Revising the sleeve: a clearer picture emerges in the sleeve gastrectomy-to-roux-en-Y gastric bypass landscape	21
SOARD Category 1 CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 18, December 2022	20
Comment on: Serial changes in metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease after sleeve gastrectomy and their associations with abdominal adiposity: a prospective cohort study	20
A300 Indications for Anti-Obesity Medications in Bariatric Surgery Patients	20
Editorial Board	19
Comment on: Resting-state network functional connectivity before and after bariatric surgery	19
SOARD Category 1 CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 19, August 2023	18
A152 Weight Regain Following Bariatric Surgery: Initiation of Pharmacotherapy	18
Unraveling, contributing factors to the severity of postprandial hypoglycemia after gastric bypass surgery	18
Marijuana, e-cigarette, and tobacco product use in young adults who underwent pediatric bariatric surgery	18
A299 Living in neighborhoods that support physical activity (PA) and other behaviors important for cognitive health relates to meeting national PA guidelines among patients pursuing metabolic and bari	18
A243 Magnetic Sphincter Augmentation for the treatment of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux prior to bariatric surgery. A two stage approach for the elimination of symptomatic gastroesophageal reflu	18
Comment on: Outcomes of same-day discharge sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis	18
A263 Is BMI > 70 Too Heavy for Bariatric Surgery?	18
About ASMBS	18
4764 IS THERE A BMI THRESHOLD FOR RECURRENCE AFTER PARAESOPHAGEAL HERNIA REPAIR?	17
Bariatric Surgeon Perspective on Revisional Bariatric Surgery (RBS) for Weight Recurrence	17
Editorial Board	17
Erratum to ‘Virtual care ending the stigma of obesity: insights from surgical and nonsurgical patients’ [Surgery for obesity and related diseases 21/6S (2025) pages S144-S145]	17
Editorial Board	17
4565 COMPLEX ESOPHAGEAL STENT EXCHANGE AFTER REVISIONAL BARIATRIC SURGERY: PERFORATION THROUGH CANDYCANE LIMB	16
4117 REMOTE FOLLOW-UP TOOL IN AN ACCREDITED BARIATRIC AND METABOLIC SURGERY TRAINING CENTER	16
4148 ROBOTIC ASSISTED ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS IN SOLID ORGAN TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: PROPENSITY MATCH SCORE ANALYSIS	16
4368 ROBOT-ASSISTED REVISION OF SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY TO SINGLE-ANASTOMOSIS DUODENO-ILEOSTOMY (SADI) WITH GASTRIC PLICATION	16
From disability to productivity: the impact of metabolic and bariatric surgery on return to work	15
4518 GASTRIC BYPASS AS A SALVAGE OPERATION IN A MULTIPLE RECURRENT HIATAL HERNIA PATIENT	15
Plasma short-chain fatty acid changes after bariatric surgery in patients with severe obesity	15
4215 COMBINED HIATAL HERNIA REPAIR, HELLER MYOTOMY, AND ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS	15
Surgical technique in constructing the jejunojejunostomy and the risk of small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	15
Rare events model of the MBSAQIP database: risk of early bowel obstruction following metabolic surgery	14
The feasibility and outcomes of metabolic and bariatric surgery prior to neoplastic therapy	14
A040 Pre-Surgical Weight Stigma as a Predictor of Post-Bariatric Surgery Weight Change: A Review of the 1-Year Longitudinal Evidence	14
Comment on: Preoperative body mass index reduction and 30-day outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery: an MBSAQIP 2015-2023 analysis	14
A086 The Path Not Taken: Influence of Referral Type and Sociodemographic Factors on Completion of Bariatric Surgery	14
A206 Sleeve Gastrectomy, Bougie or No Bougie follow the End of the vessels, Lights on the Magenstrasse A step towards standardization of the technique	13
A256 Robotic VBG conversion to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with partial gastrectomy for severe GERD and gastric inlet obstruction	13
A268 Robotic Revisional Surgery - From Lap Band to OAGB	13
A430 SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS FOR TRANSGENDER PATIENTS UNDERGOING WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY: A SINGLE INSTITUTION’S EXPERIENCE	13
A391 Comparative Analysis of SADI-S with RYGB and OAGB as Primary and Revisional Bariatric Surgery Following Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Meta-Analysis	13
A079 Recurrent Adult Retrograde Intussusception after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	13
A230 Comparison of Post-operative Bleeding in Laparoscopic versus Robotic Sleeve Gastrectomy	13
A413 The effect of different bariatric procedures on Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients	13
A120 Socioeconomic Disparities in Perioperative and Long-Term Outcomes of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery	13

A445 Lifting the Shame and Stigma of Obesity and Obesity Treatment Through Practitioner and Peer Collaboration with Dr. Eric Smith, DO, and April Williams, M. Ed	13
A491 Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y-Fistulo-jejunostomy as a salvage procedure in unstable patient with Nissen-Sleeve gastrectomy fistula	13
A265 Propensity Analysis: Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Conversion to Duodenal Switch versus Conversion to Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass	13
8K5NW46NL0 Comparison of Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Use for Weight Loss Between Postsurgical and Nonsurgical Patients: A Retrospective Analysis	12
A353 Weight Stigma Impacts Patient Follow-up after Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery	12
G906RZ5696 Belly Flop! Symptomatic Displacement of Remnant Stomach One Year after Sleeve to Gastric Bypass Conversion: A Case Report	12
P0P85BM808 Safety and mid term follow up, vía phone call, in Laparoscopic Conversion of Sleeve Gastrectomy to One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass in a Medical Tourism Center	12
LYPKLQ6KB8 The Impact of Food Insecurity on Outcomes One-Year After Bariatric Surgery	12
RBJ8JMR8BW Prevalence and timing of cholecystitis in patients taking GLP-1 agonists from a large academic health network	12
MKLQV7BQAD The Study of Surgical Bariatric Patients, Relationship between Hemoglobin values and Other Health Factors	12
M6VANXPADX Revision of sleeve gastrectomy to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: indications and outcomes at a single institution	12
A325 Diagnostic Laparoscopy with Reduction of Internal Hernia and Resection of Mesenteric Band	12
XGPK60DKJB The Impact of Language-Concordant Bariatric Seminars on Conversion to New Patient Visits	12
PDQN08JNYN Navigating the Path to Revision: Strategies to Address Shame and Stigma in Bariatric Surgery	12
MJLYZ5LYWP Study on the Efficacy and Risk Factors of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Improving Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome	12
4NZ7XD9789 Management of a Perforated Gastric Ulcer Secondary to Gastric Balloon	12
6W9VGRMVLV Impact of Bariatric Surgery on Weight Stigma	11
A154 The impact of geographical and hospital characteristics on sleeve gastrectomy outcomes in a nationwide patient sample	11
Editorial Board	11
Perioperative cannabis use in metabolic and bariatric surgery: practical guidance in an evolving evidence base	11
Comment on: Variation and outcomes of liver-reducing dietary regimens before bariatric surgery: a national retrospective cohort study	11
A158 Efficacy of Adjuvant Weight Loss Medications in Post-Bariatric Surgery Patients Regarding Weight, Insulin Resistance, & Hyperlipidemia	11
X87JGQ9JAN Straight but not narrow - Learning points from a case of obstruction at the jejuno-jejunal anastomosis after roux-en-y gastric bypass	11
The role of obesity severity in Minnesota multiphasic personality inventory-2-restructured form prediction of 12-month bariatric surgery outcomes	11
Comment on: The impact of routine division of the greater omentum on small bowel obstruction after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	11
Table of Contents	11
4638 GASTRIC BYPASS REVERSAL AFTER RECURRENT MARGINAL ULCER PERFORATION	10
4629 EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF ENDOSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY: AN UPDATED META-ANALYSIS	10
Comment on: Effect of telehealth implementation on an adolescent metabolic and bariatric surgery program	10
A decade of MBSAQIP: what have we learned, where do we go?	10
Bariatric surgery in patients with obesity and end-stage renal disease	10
Comment on: Impact of vitamin D deficiency on bone health after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy: a large propensity-matched cohort study	10
Understanding preferences of patients with obesity for metabolic bariatric surgery: a comprehensive adaptive choice-based conjoint analysis	10
4040 TITLE-LEVEL CONTENT ANALYSIS OF OBESITY SURGERY & SOARD (2000–2025): SURGEON INTERESTS CHANGE OVER TIME	10
Comment on: effects of bariatric surgery on neurological disturbances and quality of life in patients with MASLD and severe obesity: a prospective longitudinal study	10
4143 NO PATIENT OVERLOOKED: ENHANCING CONTINUITY OF PSYCHOLOGICAL CARE AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY	10
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy conversion to gastric bypass: conversion rate over time, predictors of conversion, and weight loss outcomes	10
Revisional single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy after failed adjustable gastric band or sleeve gastrectomy: a meta-analysis of efficacy and safety	10
Table of Contents	10
Editorial Board	10
4729 THE ROBOTIC DIVIDE: FIRST MULTINATIONAL SURVEY OF IMS IN RAS EDUCATION	10
Comment on: Single-anastomosis duodenal-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy for diabetes: predictors of remission and metabolic outcomes in a multicenter study	10
4264 DELAYED PRESENTATION OF COLONIC VOLVULUS FOLLOWING RYGB: IDENTIFICATION OF A POTENTIAL EMERGING COMPLICATION	10
The impact of metabolic surgery on natural conception rates in women with infertility, obesity and polycystic ovary syndrome: a retrospective study	10
Comment on: Current trends in reoperative bariatric surgery using MBSAQIP database 2020-2023	10
Comment on: “Achieving optimal nutritional goals in management of patients with sleeve gastrectomy leaks with endoluminal vacuum therapy”	10
Long-term outcome after biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: a single-center experience with up to 20 years follow-up	9
Biliopancreatic Limb Length Impacts Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Trajectories After Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass	9
A511 Intragastric Bile Reflux, Intraluminal Jejunal Bile Flow and the Anatomic Location of the Pylorus Can be Assessed Using Preoperative Administration of ICG During Laparoscopic One Anastomosis Gast	9
A232 Endoscopic Kissing Stents and Endoseton for the Management of Gastric Outlet Obstruction After Vertical Banded Gastroplasty	9
A197 Impact of High-Protein Bariatric Diet on the Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting (PONV)	9
Laparoscopic transcystic common bile duct exploration versus transgastric endoscopic retrograde cholangiography during cholecystectomy after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	9
Side-to-side magnetic duodeno-ileostomy in adults with severe obesity with or without type 2 diabetes: early outcomes with prior or concurrent sleeve gastrectomy	9
A326 National Evaluation of Emergency Department Overutilization Following Bariatric Surgery	9
A093 Concurrent Hiatal Hernia Repair and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is a Safe and Effective Treatment in Populations with Obesity	9
Comment on: Impact of weight loss on epicardial adipose tissue after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a CT-based quantitative analysis using ITK-SNAP	9
Comment on: The long-term impact of bariatric surgery on psoriasis symptoms and severity: a prospective observational study	9
Recognizing and preventing post-bariatric hypoglycemia: a clinical challenge!	9
Comment on: Rare gene variants and weight loss at 10 years after sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass—A randomized clinical trial	9
A365 The associations between health numeracy, insurance, and MBSAQIP health predictions	9
A105 Long-Term Recurrence of Hypertension and Dyslipidemia after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) is Dependent on Race/Ethnicity: Trends Using a New Objective Metabolic Scoring System	9
Editorial Board	8
4718 UNFORESEEN OBSTRUCTION AT THE ANTI-OBSTRUCTION STITCH	8
Routine extended (30 days) chemoprophylaxis for patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy may reduce Portomesenteric vein thrombosis rates	8
6X6Q5A8Q4K Better Lucky than Good: Takedown of GG Fistula	8
7DKNWR5N04 Perforation with a Malignant Twist: Unexpected Diagnosis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma	8
Effectiveness of sleeve gastrectomy plus fundoplication versus sleeve gastrectomy alone for treatment of patients with severe obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis	8
4306 ROBOTIC REPAIR OF PETERSEN’S DEFECT IN A 25-WEEK PREGNANT PATIENT	8
Early changes in cognitive function following bariatric surgery: evidence for rapid improvement or practice effects?	8
4153 FIRST CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS OF A ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM WITH TABLE-MOUNTED ARMS	8
A227 Cost-effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery and Anti-Obesity Medications	8
4753 INSTITUTIONAL OUTCOMES OF EXTENDED VTE PROPHYLAXIS AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY IN PATIENTS WITH BMI >50	8
YD689LY8DV Three Year Experience With A Novel Bariatric Women’s Health Clinic	8
4141 CASE SERIES OF HIGH-RISK BARIATRIC PATIENTS DEMONSTRATES SAFETY IN THE ACADEMIC SETTING	8
4537 A NOVEL OMENTAL PEDICLE PATCH WITH ABSORBABLE MESH FOR PERFORATED SLEEVE ULCERS: A DURABLE, REPRODUCIBLE FIX	8
A117 A Single Institution Experience with Conversion of Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy to BPD-DS and SADI-S for Weight Regain	8
Evaluating postoperative conversion trends in the elderly: an Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program-based analysis of bariatric surgery outcomes	8
4662 PREOPERATIVE METABOLIC HEALTH STATUS ALTERS MICROBIOTA AND METABOLOMIC RESPONSES TO RYGB	8
4097 THE IMPACT OF METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY ON PATIENT-REPORTED WORKPLACE EXPERIENCES	8
LJGQZ7AQJ8 Comparison of primary versus revisional metabolic and bariatric procedures in the elderly population: An MBSAQIP Analysis	8

7P9LWAKLRQ MARGINAL ULCER GONE WILD	8
4556 TEN-YEAR WEIGHT AND SAFETY OUTCOMES OF SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY AND ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE	8
Cartoon Oct26	8
454PQKLP5J Technical considerations in conversion from endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty to gastric bypass	7
Evaluating the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on outcomes of conversion and revisional bariatric surgery: a Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) study	7
Editorial Board	7
Table of Contents	7
A265 Gastroesophageal Junction Adenocarcinoma 1-Year after Sleeve Gastrectomy	7
A097 Is it Destiny? In Mid-Term Follow-up, High Dose Dry Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) Can Prevent and Treat Secondary Hyperparathyroidism After Duodenal Switch	7
A225 Effectiveness of Early Preoperative Weight Loss as a Predictor of Bariatric Surgery Outcomes in Patients along the Texas-Mexico Border	7
7PA4Z5846Z Efficacy of semaglutide or tirzepatide in patients with history of bariatric surgery: A retrospective observational study	7
WAK67Z06D7 Does Preoperative Insurance Authorization for Inpatient Status Predict Inpatient Stay Following Bariatric Surgery?	7
ABPDANZDBQ Effect of bariatric surgery on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an exploratory metabolomics and validation study	7
Comment on: Supervised weight loss requirements disproportionately affect Black patients seeking weight loss surgery	7
Comment on: Re-evaluating the binge eating scale cut-off using DSM-5 criteria: analysis and replication in presurgical metabolic and bariatric surgery samples	7
A290 Bariatric Surgery in Elderly Patients	7
A121 Unusual Incidence of Hyperammonemia After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	7
Comparison of various prediction models in the effect of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass on type 2 diabetes in the Chinese population 5 years after surgery	7
R9Q7AZG796 Performance of A Robotic Assisted Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy in a Patient With Prior Open Loop Duodenojejunostomy for Duodenal Atresia	7
M09759V70K Does Enlisting the Spiritual Care Department in the Lives of Patients With Obesity Make a Difference?	7
Validation of the Michigan Bariatric Surgery Collaborative outcomes calculator in a Hispanic population	7
Cartoon	7
A064 Robotic Takedown of Nissen Fundoplication with Reduction and Repair of Large Incarcerated Hiatal Hernia, and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass	7
Psychological and behavioral predictors of weight recurrence after MBS	7
A202 A Comparative Institutional Analysis of Robotic versus Laparoscopic Revisional Bariatric Surgery	7
GPW6WDX6BR SADI: The Hard Thing is Always the Right Thing	7
A161 Longer Operative Times are Associated with Pulmonary Embolus in RYGB and Sleeve Gastrectomy: An MBSAQIP Analysis	7
A231 Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease and Bariatric Surgery: A Love - Hate Relationship	6
Metabolic and bariatric surgery for obesity in Prader Willi syndrome: systematic review and meta-analysis	6
A276 The swallowable intragastric balloon: a retrospective analysis of safety and effectiveness for the treatment of overweight and obesity	6
Hernia repair in the bariatric patient: a systematic review and meta-analysis	6
A485 Unexpected intra operative cause for gastric narrowing post sleeve gastrectomy	6
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	6
Anesthesia considerations for pediatric metabolic and bariatric surgery	6
Metabolic surgery results in greater metabolic benefits in patients who achieve healthy weight	6
Comment on: kidney transplantation after bariatric surgery – outcomes from a 30-year experience	6
Remote patient monitoring to facilitate same-day discharge after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a pilot evaluation	6
Incidence of cancer for patients after bariatric surgery: evidence from 33 cohort studies	6
Early safety and efficacy comparison of endoscopic bariatric interventions	6
A147 SHORT TERM COST SAVINGS WITH ENDOSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY; A 30 DAY US COST CONSEQEUNCE ANALYSIS	6
Comment on: The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program’s role in the evolution of quality in metabolic and bariatric surgery	6
Metabolic disease remission after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass depends on preoperative disease severity: use of a new objective metabolic scoring system	6
A135 Increased renal mRNA expression of CYP27B1 and improved glucose clearance with sclerostin antibody in ovariectomized mice following Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery	6
A349 Optimizing Patient Outreach to Improve Follow-Up Appointments Among Duodenal Switch Patients	6
A090 Dissemination of the 2022 ASMBS and IFSO Guidelines for Bariatric Surgery: what has reached primary care providers?	6
Magnetic compression anastomosis gastrojejunostomy: feasibility and efficacy of a novel device in a swine model	6
A nomogram based on adipogenesis-related methylation sites in intraoperative visceral fat to predict EWL% at 1 year following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy	6
Bariatric surgery provision in response to the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective cohort study of a national registry	6
Comment on: “Effects of neoadjuvant glucagon-like-peptide 1 receptor agonists on weight loss after bariatric surgery”	6
A446 Is there an association between internalized shame and body shame with weight loss after metabolic and bariatric surgery?	6
Trends and safety of bariatric revisional surgery in Italy: multicenter, prospective, observational study	6
SOARD Category 1 CME Credit Featured Articles, Volume 22, February 2026	6
A272 A Descriptive Review of a Multidisciplinary Approach to Patients with Obesity in a Native American Cohort	6
Comment on: Trends and predictors of nutritional deficiencies after bariatric surgeries: analysis of real-world data	6
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery literature review on prevention, diagnosis, and management of internal hernias after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass	6
A236 The short-term outcome of One Anastomosis Gastric bypass (OAGB) – Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) – Single center experience	6
A328 Effect of Balance and Core Strengthening Exercises on Falls Activities of Daily Living (ADL) and Quality of Life in Geriatric Patients After Bariatric Surgeries	6
A441 Intraoperative Evaluation of Staple Line Integrity and Staple “B” Formation using Indocyanine Green in Gastric Bypass Operation	6
Infrequent but serious? Beriberi And Thiamine deficiency among adolescents and young adults after bariatric surgery	6
Analysis of emergent reoperations after bariatric surgery: an important metric for safe same-day surgery	6
RZY8JY68MG COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS OF SEMAGLUTIDE AND TIRZEPATIDE vs BARIATRIC SURGERY	6
Independent predictors and timing of portomesenteric vein thrombosis after bariatric surgery	6
A single FTO gene variant rs9939609 is associated with weight change and insulin resistance improvement in response to a robotic sleeve gastrectomy in individuals with severe obesity	6
Cartoon Feb 2026	6
Gastroesophageal reflux disease outcomes after vertical sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass: what does the evidence tell us?	6
4627 TRUNCAL VAGOTOMY AND REVISION OF GASTROJEJUNAL ANASTOMOSIS FOR RECALCITRANT MARGINAL ULCER AFTER RYGB	5
4732 INCREASE IN GASTRIC BYPASS PROCEDURES CORRESPOND TO A TEMPORAL INCREASE IN FEMALES UNDERGOING GASTRIC BYPASS WHILE MALE UTILIZATION CONTINUES TO DECREASE: AN MBSAQIP DATABASE ANALYSIS	5
A prospective single-center study evaluating the efficacy of the stomach, intestinal, and pylorus-sparing procedure	5
Preoperative body mass index reduction and 30-day outcomes after metabolic and bariatric surgery: an MBSAQIP 2015–2023 analysis	5
Early safety of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty in super obesity (body mass index > 50)	5
Response to comment on “Magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy: a prospective multicenter study” by L. Biertho, S. Marceau, M. Nadeau, S. Lebel, F. Julien, A. Tchernof, T. Ransom, R	5
A128 Examining the Prevalence of Cardiac Intestinal Metaplasia in the Pre-operative Bariatric Patient Population	5
YQAW0MAWQ0 Vertical Banded Sleeve Conversion	5
4371 GLP-1 RECEPTOR AGONIST PRESCRIPTION PATTERNS AMONG SURGEONS: A NATIONAL MEDICARE PART D ANALYSIS	5
4228 ASSESSING QUALITY OF PATIENT EDUCATION ON GLP1 MEDICATIONS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA	5
4497 ROBOTIC REVERSAL OF ROUX-EN-Y GASTRIC BYPASS DUE TO CHRONIC ABDOMINAL PAIN 1 / 9 50%	5
Perceptions of bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes: data from a self-administered questionnaire	5
4261 THE "ROBOTIC-ASSISTED” LAPAROSCOPIC LEARNING CURVE: DOES ROBOTIC TABLE-SIDE EXPERIENCE FUNCTION AS A HIGH-FIDELITY SIMULATOR FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY?	5
VMQAKW5AMX Timing of weight loss nadir and weight regain after sleeve gastrectomy occurs earlier than after gastric bypass	5
049QMB9Q4Q The Role of Expert Guidance in Simulation-Based Laparoscopic Training for Chinese Junior Bariatric Surgeons	5
Safety of limb lengthening after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: an analysis of the MBSAQIP database	5
A252 A unique case of gastric band tubing eroding into the vaginal cuff	5
Comment on: Risk stratified venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in bariatric patients using Caprini assessment: practice patterns and opportunities for improvement	5
Table of Contents	5
68NALB5APA Magnetic duodeno-ileo anastomosis with MagDi, early experience in Chile	5
4346 MANAGEMENT OF RECURRENT JEJUNO-JEJUNAL INTUSSUSCEPTION AFTER PRIOR ANASTOMOTIC RECONSTRUCTION	5
4103 MECHANISTIC STUDY OF HEPATIC PLBD2–MEDIATED NF-&Kgr;B PATHWAY SUPPRESSION IN SLEEVE GASTRECTOMY–INDUCED REMISSION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES	5
A322 EFFECTIVENESS AND DURABILITY OF COMMON WEIGHT LOSS METHODS	5
Comment on: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy as day-case surgery versus conventional hospitalization: results of the DAYSLEEVE randomized clinical trial	5
Comment on: Infrequent but serious? Thiamine deficiency among adolescents and young adults after bariatric surgery	5
Comment on “unveiling the cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery: insights from a matched cohort study”	5
A060 Laparoscopic Conversion of Gastric Bypass to Distal Gastric Bypass for Inadequate Weight Loss	5
Cartoon	5
509VGQ7VLJ Hiatal hernia repair in a SG patient with prior gastric band with ligamentum teres augmentation	5
Y7WZPM8ZBW A multidisciplinary approach to reducing dehydration related hospital encounters in the postoperative bariatric surgery population	5