Bariatric Surgery: Clinical Advances and Future Directions
A special issue of Journal of Clinical Medicine (ISSN 2077-0383). This special issue belongs to the section "General Surgery".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 25 August 2026 | Viewed by 502
Special Issue Editors
Interests: bariatric surgery; abdominal surgery; gastrointestinal surgery
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Dear Colleagues,
Metabolic bariatric surgery is developing rapidly, with new procedures such as SADI-S, SASI, and combined antireflux approaches like Nissen-sleeve expanding our treatment possibilities. At the same time, we continue to face important challenges, including postoperative reflux, insufficient weight loss, and the growing need for conversion procedures.
Another key area is the care of older patients, in whom metabolic benefits and safety considerations require thoughtful, individualized planning. As the population of patients suffering from obesity becomes more diverse, selecting the right procedure and understanding long-term outcomes are increasingly important.
With this Special Issue, we invite studies on new bariatric techniques, postoperative complications, outcomes in specific patient groups, and the indications and results of conversion surgery. Our goal is to highlight current progress and future directions in metabolic bariatric surgery.
Prof. Dr. Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz
Guest Editor
Dr. Mateusz Wityk
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- metabolic surgery
- bariatric surgery
- reflux
- laparoscopy
- conversion surgery
- obesity
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