ArticleObesity surgery2024
IFSO Consensus on Definitions and Clinical Practice Guidelines for Obesity Management-an International Delphi Study.
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137 citing papers in PubMed, 7 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 168 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of single-anastomosis gastric bypass variants versus sleeve gastrectomy or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Updates in surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Minimally Invasive Hypoabsorptive Bariatric Surgery - A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.Obesity surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Use of incretin receptor agonists in patients submitted to metabolic bariatric surgery - a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2026Pooled it
- Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG): indications and results-a systematic review.Updates in surgery · 2025Pooled it
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- Five-Year Outcomes of Single Anastomosis Duodeno-Ileal Bypass with Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review.Obesity surgery · 2025Pooled it
- IFSO Bariatric Endoscopy Committee Evidence-Based Review and Position Statement on Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty for Obesity Management.Obesity surgery · 2024Pooled it
- Semaglutide versus placebo in individuals with poor weight loss after bariatric surgery: a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial.Nature medicine · 2026Trial
- Ring-Augmented Versus Non-Ring Augmented Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients with BMI > 50 kg/m²: 3-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Extended Versus Standard Pouch in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Five To Nine Year Follow-Up Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2026Trial
- Eleven-Year Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Standard and Distal Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in Patients with BMI Above 50 kg/m².Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- The Effect of Ultrasound-Guided Multipoint Thoracic Paravertebral Nerve Block in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (MBS): A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- Long Biliopancreatic Limb (BPL) RYGB Versus Short BPL RYGB Post-Suboptimal Initial Clinical Response of SG or Recurrent Weight Gain: A Randomized Controlled Study.Obesity surgery · 2025Trial
- Long-term Outcome of the Dutch Common Channel Trial (DUCATI): Preservation of Superior Weight Loss Results Without Significant Malnutrition Side Effects.Obesity surgery · 2024Trial
- Effect of tailoring biliopancreatic limb length based on total small bowel length versus standard limb length in one anastomosis gastric bypass: 1-year outcomes of the TAILOR randomized clinical superiority trial.The British journal of surgery · 2024Trial
- Weight Loss Measurements Under the Microscope: How Type and Baseline Definition Shape Clinical Response After Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery - A 2-Year Follow-up Analysis of 17,568 Patients.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- Revisional Laparoscopic One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass for Weight Loss Failure after Restrictive Procedures.Obesity surgery · 2026Observational
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- Ethical Dimensions of Bariatric Surgery: A Narrative Review of Principles, Challenges, and Practice Implications.Obesity surgery · 2026Review
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Abstract
introductionThis survey of international experts in obesity management was conducted to achieve consensus on standardized definitions and to identify areas of consensus and non-consensus in metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) to assist in an algorithm of clinical practice guidelines for the management of obesity.
methodsA three-round Delphi survey with 136 statements was conducted by 43 experts in obesity management comprising 26 bariatric surgeons, 4 endoscopists, 8 endocrinologists, 2 nutritionists, 2 counsellors, an internist, and a pediatrician spanning six continents over a 2-day meeting in Hamburg, Germany. To reduce bias, voting was unanimous, and the statements were neither favorable nor unfavorable to the issue voted or evenly balanced between favorable and unfavorable. Consensus was defined as ≥ 70% inter-voter agreement.
resultsConsensus was reached on all 15 essential definitional and reporting statements, including initial suboptimal clinical response, baseline weight, recurrent weight gain, conversion, and revision surgery. Consensus was reached on 95/121 statements on the type of surgical procedures favoring Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, and endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. Moderate consensus was reached for sleeve gastrectomy single-anastomosis duodenoileostomy and none on the role of intra-gastric balloons. Consensus was reached for MBS in patients > 65 and < 18 years old, with a BMI > 50 kg/m
conclusionsIn this survey of 43 multi-disciplinary experts, consensus was reached on standardized definitions and reporting standards applicable to the whole medical community. An algorithm for treating patients with obesity was explored utilizing a thoughtful multimodal approach.
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