VOLUME 20 NUMBER 1 JANUARY 2024

THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY

FOR METABOLIC AND BARIATRIC SURGERY
and the BRAZILIAN SOCIETY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY

TABLE OF CONTENTS
ORIGINAL ARTICLES
1 Association of prior bariatric surgery with financial and clinical outcomes of acute myocardial
infarction
Nameer Ascandar, M.D., Alberto Romo Valenzuela, B.A., Russyan Mark Mabeza, M.D., M.P.H.,
Saad Mallick, M.D., Nicole C. Charland, B.A., Yas Sanaiha, M.D., Joseph Hadaya, M.D., Ph.D.,
Peyman Benharash, M.D.
Editorial comment: Tayler J. James, M.D., Matthew J. Martin, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S.
10 Glycemic variability and hypoglycemia before and after Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Sleeve
Gastrectomy – A cohort study of females without diabetes
Inger Nilsen, R.D., M.Sc., Magnus Sundbom, M.D., Ph.D., Johanna Osterberg, M.D., Ph.D.,
Anna Laurenius, R.D., Ph.D., Agneta Andersson, R.D., Ph.D., Arvo Haenni, M.D., Ph.D.
Editorial comment: Vance L. Albaugh, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S.
18 Short-term cardiovascular events after bariatric surgery in patients with metabolic syndrome
Maryna Chumakova-Orin, M.D., Jennifer L. Ingram, Ph.D., Loretta G. Que, M.D., Neha Pagidipati, M.D.,
Alexander Gordee, M.A., Maragatha Kuchibhatla, Ph.D., Keri A. Seymour, D.O., M.H.S.
Editorial comment: Vance L. Albaugh, M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S.
29 The burden of abdominal pain after bariatric surgery in terms of diagnostic testing: the
OPERATE study
Marjolein R.A. Vink, M.D., Nienke van Olst, M.D., Sterre C.P. de Vet, B.Sc., Barbara A. Hutten, Ph.D.,
Jeroen A.W. Tielbeek, M.D., Ph.D., Victor E.A. Gerdes, M.D., Ph.D., Arnold W. van de Laar, M.D., Ph.D.,
Rutger J. Franken, M.D., Stijn J.B. van Weyenberg, M.D., Ph.D., Donald L. van der Peet, M.D., Ph.D.,
Maurits L. de Brauw, M.D., Ph.D.
Editorial comment: Ann M. Rogers, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.M.B.S.
40 Reduced risk of de novo Barrett esophagus after bariatric surgery: a national database study
Alexander Hurtado, B.A., Apoorva K. Chandar, M.B.B.S., M.P.H., Jaime Abraham Perez, Ph.D.,
Regina Casselberry, B.S., Scott A. Martin, M.S., Kayla DeLano, M.S., Mujjahid Abbas, M.D.,
Amitabh Chak, M.D.
Editorial comment: Italo Braghetto, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.I.F.S.O., F.A.S.A.
47 Comparative analysis of sleeve conversions of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation
and Quality Improvement Program 2020 Database
Benjamin Clapp, M.D., Samuel Cottam, B.S., Marita Salame, M.D., John D. Marr, D.O., Carlos Galvani, M.D.,
Jaime Ponce, M.D., Wayne J. English, M.D., Omar M. Ghanem, M.D., F.A.C.S.
53 Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) approach for patients with Roux-en-Y
gastric bypass: a comparative study between four ERCP techniques with proposed management
algorithm
Rabih Ghazi, M.D., Farah Abdul Razzak, M.D., Anthony Kerbage, M.D., Vitor Brunaldi, M.D., M.Sc., Ph.D.,
Andrew C. Storm, M.D., Eric J. Vargas, M.D., Aliana Bofill-Garcia, M.D., Vinay Chandrasekhara, M.D.,
Ryan J. Law, D.O., John A. Martin, M.D., Omar M. Ghanem, M.D., Bret T. Petersen, M.D.,
Barham K. Abu Dayyeh, M.D., M.P.H.
 62 Robotic versus laparoscopic gastric bypass in bariatric surgery: a systematic review and
meta-analysis on perioperative outcomes
Yit J. Leang, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S., Naveen Mayavel, M.B.B.S., Wilson T.W. Yang, M.B.B.S., M.S(Sc).,
Joseph C.H. Kong, M.B.Ch.B., F.R.A.C.S., M.S., Ph.D., Chrys Hensman, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S.,
Paul R. Burton, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S., Ph.D., Wendy A. Brown, M.B.B.S., F.R.A.C.S., F.A.C.S., Ph.D.
72 Achieving durable compliance with venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in bariatric surgery:
3-year data from a major academic medical center
Danny Mou, M.D., M.P.H., Elissa Falconer, M.D., Melissa Majumdar, M.S., R.D., C.S.O.W.M., L.D.N.,
Tori Delgado, R.D., C.S.O.W.M., L.D., Katherine Fay, M.D., Carrie E. Hall, M.D., Carla Smach, R.N.,
Shanza Ashraf, B.S., Sydnee Levett, B.A., Edward Lin, D.O., Scott Davis, M.D., Ankit Patel, M.D.,
Jamil Stetler, M.D., Federico Serrot, M.D., Jahnavi Srinivasan, M.D., Omobolanle Oyefule, M.D.,
Maggie Diller, M.D., Elizabeth Hechenbleikner, M.D.
80 Insulin resistance levels predicted metabolic improvement and weight loss after metabolic surgery
in Chinese patients with type 2 diabetes
Yaoquan Cao, M.D., Ping Luo, M.D., Haibo Tang, M.D., Pengzhou Li, M.D., Guohui Wang, M.D.,
Weizheng Li, M.D., Zhi Song, M.D., Zhihong Su, B.N., Xulong Sun, M.D., Xianhao Yi, M.D., Zhibing Fu, M.D.,
Beibei Cui, M.D., Shaihong Zhu, M.D., Liyong Zhu, M.D.

INTEGRATED HEALTH ARTICLE

91 Cannabis use following bariatric surgery is associated with anxiety and maladaptive eating
Lisa R. Miller-Matero, Ph.D., Kaitlin Ross, B.S., Camila Arellano, B.S., Logan Zelenak, B.A.,
Eve DePascale, Psy.D., Lyubov Gavrilova, B.S., Jordan M. Braciszewski, Ph.D., Leah M. Hecht, Ph.D.,
Erin N. Haley, Ph.D., Carly Brescacin, Psy.D., Arthur M. Carlin, M.D.

REVIEW ARTICLE
98 Role of the exercise professional in metabolic and bariatric surgery
Matthew A. Stults-Kolehmainen, Ph.D., Dale S. Bond, Ph.D., Laura A. Richardson, Ph.D.,
Louisa Y. Herring, Ph.D., Bethany Mulone, R.N., B.S.N., M.S.H.A., Carol Ewing Garber, Ph.D.,
John Morton, M.D., Saber Ghiassi, M.D., Andrew J. Duffy, M.D., Ethan Balk, Ph.D., R.D.,
Charles J. Abolt, Ph.D., Matt C. Howard, Ph.D., Garrett I. Ash, Ph.D., Susannah Williamson, Ph.D.,
Emilian Rejane Marcon, Ph.D., Melissa De Los Santos, M.S., R.D., Samantha Bond, M.S., Janet Huehls, M.S.,
Osama Alowaish, M.S., Nina Brojan Heyman, M.S., Bruno Gualano, Ph.D.
Editorial comment: John M. Jakicic, Ph.D.

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