For The Media – JAMA Network

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Matthew J. Martin, M.D., call Carrie Bernard at 253-968-2968 or email carrie.bernard@us.army.mil. To contact critique author Alec C. Beekley, M.D., call Katie Krauss at 215-955-5507 or email katharine.krauss@jefferson.edu. CHICAGO – A study comparing bariatric surgical procedures for obesity suggests…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights A study comparing bariatric surgical procedures for obesity suggests that even though undergoing the less commonly used biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch (DS) may be associated with higher early risks compared with gastric bypass (GB), the DS appears to achieve better weight…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights A study of 986 patients with gallbladder polyps detected through ultrasonography suggests that polyps between 5 and 10 mm should be monitored with ultrasonography surveillance, while polyps greater than 10 mm or showing an increase in size should be removed…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Matthew L. Maciejewski, Ph.D., call Peter Tillman 919-824-3769 or email peter.tillman@va.gov. CHICAGO– A study suggests bariatric surgery to treat obesity was not associated with reduced health care expenditures three years after the procedure in a group of predominantly older men, according…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights Bariatric surgery to treat obesity was not associated with reduced health care expenditures three years after the procedure in a study of predominantly older men (see news release below). Results of a study of 303 patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding John M. Morton, M.D., M.P.H., call John Sanford at 650-723-8309 or email jsanford@stanfordmed.org. CHICAGO–  A study that examined national outcome differences between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests that the minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure was associated…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author David R. Farley, M.D., call Brian Kilen at 507-284-5005 or email Kilen.brian@mayo.edu. To contact invited critique author Mark L. Friedell, M.D., call John Austin at 816-235-5251 or email austinja@umkc.edu. CHICAGO–  A survey of surgical interns suggests many of them…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, JUNE 18, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights A study that examined national outcome differences between laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass suggests the minimally invasive laparoscopic procedure was associated with greater safety and used fewer resources because of shorter hospital stays and less cost…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact Frank McCormick, M.D., call Kory Zhao at 617-726-0274 or email kdodd1@partners.org. To contact critique author Thomas F. Tracy Jr., M.S., M.D., call Jill Reuter at 401-444-6863 or email jreuter@lifespan.org. CHICAGO – A study involving 27 orthopedic surgery residents suggests that surgical…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Media Advisory: To contact author Avital Harari, M.D., call Rachel Champeau at 310-794-0777 or email rchampeau@mednet.ucla.edu. To contact invited critique author Quan-Yang Duh, M.D., call Elizabeth Fernandez at 415-514-1592 or email elizabeth.fernandez@ucsf.edu. CHICAGO– A review of medical records of patients treated at an academic tertiary…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), MONDAY, MAY 21, 2012 Archives of Surgery Study Highlights A review of medical records of patients treated at an academic tertiary care center suggests that obese patients appear to have more advanced stage and more aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC) (Online First, see news release below). A…