Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.09.014
Hila Zelicha R.D., Ph.D. , Zachary N. Weitzner M.D. , Seuna Park N.P. , Tony G. Babb Ph.D. , Vipa Bernhardt Ph.D. , Faraz S. Ahmad M.D., M.S. , David Cella Ph.D. , Yijun Chen M.D. , Edward H. Livingston M.D.
Background
There is a need for an instrument that efficiently identifies heart failure (HF) symptoms in patients with obesity.
Objectives
To determine the spectrum of HF symptoms in patients with severe obesity who lose weight following bariatric surgery using a new, validated HF health-related quality of life (HRQOL) instrument, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) + HF-27.
Setting
Health academic quaternary care center in the United States.
Methods
Prospective longitudinal 12-month cohort study. PROMIS + HF-27 HRQOL surveys were administered before and 1 year after sleeve gastrectomy. T-scores anchoring HRQOL domain scores to the U.S. general population were calculated. Dyspnea T-scores were centered on a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease reference population.
Results
Of 40 patients at baseline, 33 (83%) reported some degree of dyspnea: mild n = 18 (55%), moderate n = 12 (36%), and severe n = 3 (9%) on the PROMIS + HF-27 survey. Only 1 patient had been given a clinical diagnosis of dyspnea during routine primary care visits. Dyspnea, physical function, fatigue, sleep disorders, and pain T-scores were significantly improved (dyspnea: preoperative: 45.3 ± 8.2, postoperative: 35.6 ± 4.9, P < .0001; physical function: preoperative: 47.7 ± 7.6, postoperative: 52.3 ± 5.3, P = .001; fatigue: preoperative: 54.5 ± 8.6, postoperative: 45.7 ± 8.1, P < .000; sleep disorders: preoperative: 52.1 ± 8.5, postoperative: 46.6 ± 7.8, P = .002; pain: preoperative: 55.1 ± 9.4, postoperative: 47.3 ± 6.2, P < .0001; n = 40). Depression and cognitive disturbances T-scores did not significantly change after surgery (P > .05 for all). Summary scores for physical function, social roles, mental function, and the overall HRQOL total score were significantly improved 1 year after bariatric surgery (P < .05). None of the summary scores or the domain T-scores, including dyspnea, were significantly associated with weight loss adjusted for sex, age, and preoperative weight.
Conclusions
PROMIS + HF-27 efficiently measured and detected improvements in multiple obesity-relevant HRQOL domains following sleeve gastrectomy. Of these, dyspnea was the most prominent and showed the largest improvement after bariatric surgery.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.001
Sean M. O’Neill M.D., Ph.D., Ryan A. Howard M.D., Hope T. Jackson M.D.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.07.015
Gail A. Kerver Ph.D. , Kristine J. Steffen Pharm.D., Ph.D. , Glen Forester Ph.D. , Leslie A. Laam Ph.D. , Sugong Chen M.D. , Ellen Vogels D.O. , David B. Sarwer Ph.D. , Stephen A. Wonderlich Ph.D. , Scott G. Engel Ph.D.
Background
Hypoglycemia (i.e., low blood glucose) is a potential complication following metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) that can ultimately result in severe and deadly consequences. However, the symptoms typically associated with hypoglycemia (e.g., dizziness, anxiety) can be nonspecific, which impairs effective monitoring.
Objectives
This study utilized a unique combination of naturalistic assessments to compare the subjective self-report of hypoglycemic symptoms measured via ecological momentary assessment (EMA) with objectively-collected data from continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).
Setting
Private Hospital, United States.
Methods
Participants were 44 adults who completed 10 days of EMA and CGM 1 year after undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Multiple times per day during the EMA protocol, participants identified how many of 18 hypoglycemic symptoms they had experienced since they were last signaled several hours earlier.
Results
CGM data showed that ∼66% of participants experienced at least one possible daytime hypoglycemic event (range = 1-23 episodes/person). The total number of hypoglycemic symptoms endorsed via EMA did not correspond with the occurrence of a possible hypoglycemic event captured by CGM (P = .145). However, multilevel models revealed that participants were more likely to report feeling “shaky”, “lightheaded”, and “coordination problems/clumsiness” (false discovery rate corrected P values < .05) during periods of time coinciding with possible hypoglycemic events identified by CGM.
Conclusions
Many patients are at risk for low blood glucose post-MBS. In the absence of objective assessment, several subjective symptoms may serve as indicators of possible hypoglycemic events following MBS.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.08.026
Scott G. Engel Ph.D. , Stephen A. Wonderlich Ph.D. , Debra Safer M.D. , Gail A. Kerver Ph.D. , Leslie A. Laam Ph.D. , Ross D. Crosby Ph.D. , Katherine Nameth B.S. , Leslie J. Heinberg Ph.D. , Dale Bond Ph.D. , Kristine J. Steffen Pharm.D., Ph.D.
Background
There is considerable variability in both the timing of weight change and changes in psychological difficulties functioning following metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS). Empirical studies appear to show that levels of depressive symptoms decrease with weight loss and increase due to weight recurrence. Yet, this research has not included sufficient repeated measurements to account for individual differences in the timing of when weight nadir is achieved and weight recurrence begins post-MBS.
Objectives
Examine how trait-like measures of mood and momentary measures of affect change over time relative to when an individual reach their nadir weight following MBS.
Setting
A health care facility in Sanford Research, Fargo, ND and a university health care facility in Stanford University, Stanford, CA.
Methods
Participants provided data from before surgery until 3 years after surgery. Depressive symptoms (as measured by the Beck Depressive symptoms Inventory) and weight were collected during in-person visits at 6-, 12-, 15-, 18-, 21-, 24-, 30-, and 36-months postsurgery. Momentary mood was assessed via ecologic momentary assessment at 1, 2, and 3 years after surgery.
Results
No difference in BDI scores emerged relative to weight nadir (both before and after nadir). However, there was a statistically-significant positive association between time in months relative to weight nadir and momentary negative affect, but this effect was quite small.
Conclusions
The current study suggests that depressive symptoms does not improve in the time between MBS and weight nadir (i.e., weight loss phase) and also does not deteriorate meaningfully after patients reach their weight nadir (i.e., weight recurrence phase). While momentary negative affect was related to weight change after surgery, this small effect is not likely clinically meaningful.
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{"title":"Comment on “unveiling the cost-effectiveness of bariatric surgery: insights from a matched cohort study”","authors":"Gita Venkata Siva Maruthi Alluri, Koyel Roy, Sunil","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.08.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.08.018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"22 1","pages":"Pages 181-182"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145484425","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.005
Mélissa V. Wills M.D., Matthew Kroh M.D.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.007
Federica Tomaselli M.D., Roberta Albanese M.D., Damiano Tambasco M.D.
{"title":"From weight bias to well-being: the psychophysical impact of body contouring after bariatric surgery","authors":"Federica Tomaselli M.D., Roberta Albanese M.D., Damiano Tambasco M.D.","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"22 1","pages":"Pages 178-179"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145679960","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.05.012
Tauheed Akram M.B.Ch.B., Benyamin Alam M.B.Ch.B. (Hons.), Amir Reza Akbari M.B.Ch.B. (Hons.)
{"title":"Assessing outcomes following magnetic duodenoileal anastomosis with sleeve gastrectomy","authors":"Tauheed Akram M.B.Ch.B., Benyamin Alam M.B.Ch.B. (Hons.), Amir Reza Akbari M.B.Ch.B. (Hons.)","doi":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.05.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.soard.2025.05.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":49462,"journal":{"name":"Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases","volume":"22 1","pages":"Page 179"},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144268310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.09.012
Concepción Gómez M.D., Ph.D. , Juan José Gallego Roig Ph.D. , María Lapeña M.D. , Clara Alfaro-Cervelló M.D., Ph.D. , Alessandra Fiorillo Ph.D. , Adrià López-Gramaje Ph.D. , Raquel Alfonso Ballester M.D., Ph.D. , Norberto Casinello M.D., Ph.D. , María Capilla Lozano M.D. , María Desamparados Escudero-García M.D., Ph.D. , Cristina Montón M.D., Ph.D. , Amparo Urios Lluch Ph.D. , Juan Antonio Carbonell-Asins Ph.D. , Paloma Lluch M.D., Ph.D. , Carmina Montoliu Félix Ph.D. , María Pilar Ballester M.D., Ph.D.
Background
Neurological impairment has been recognized in up to 70% of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and obesity, which can lead to poor quality of life (QoL).
Objectives
To evaluate the impact of bariatric surgery on neurological alterations, QoL, and factors associated with neurological response.
Setting
Tertiary University Hospital, Spain
Methods
A prospective, longitudinal study was conducted in 53 patients undergoing bariatric surgery between 2021 and 2023. Psychometric tests and the SF-12 questionnaire were performed 1-month before and 3- and 6-months after surgery. Liver biopsy was performed during the intervention. A group of healthy controls was included at a 2:1 ratio, as a reference.
Results
Mean age was 49 (SD 9) years, 68% were female and median body mass index was 45 (interquartile range [IQR] 39-49) kg/m2. No patients presented advanced fibrosis (F3-F4) and only 14% showed a nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) score >3 in liver biopsy. A total of 63% exhibited alterations in verbal fluency (Animal Naming Test -ANT-), with a significant improvement at 3- (36%; P = .035) and 6-months (35%; P < .001). Psychomotor speed and selective attention (75% versus 48%; P = .004) as well as bimanual and visuomotor coordination (90% vs. 74%; P = .021) showed a significant improvement after surgery. QoL increased globally, mainly in the physical sphere (P < .001). Older age, diabetes and IL-6 levels were associated with an altered ANT after surgery.
Conclusions
Neurological impairment is common in patients with MASLD and severe obesity. Cognitive, motor performance, and QoL improve after bariatric surgery. Age, diabetes, and inflammatory markers are predictors of poor response.
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Pub Date : 2026-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.soard.2025.11.010
Laurent Biertho M.D., Simon Marceau M.D., Mélanie Nadeau M.Sc., Stéfane Lebel M.D., François Julien M.D., André Tchernof Ph.D., Thomas Ransom M.D., Richard T. Spence M.D., James Ellsmere M.D.
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