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The SAGES Newsroom

For more information about SAGES News, please contact newsroom@sages.org or (310) 437-0544, ext 116.

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  • Successful doctors will find meaningful ways to use social media to engage patients and colleagues | April 14, 2017
  • Social Media & Medicine | April 17, 2017
  • Bariatric Surgery May Benefit NAFLD Patients, Leads to decrease in liver volume, fat density | March 27, 2017
  • Both Older and Younger Patients Benefit from Laparoscopic Colectomy Younger patients less likely to be discharged to facility | March 23, 2017
  • Choose Non-Opioid for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Bupivacaine liposome use warrants controlled trials, say researchers | March 24, 2017
  • SAGES provides 'strong recommendation' for endoluminal GERD therapies | March 24, 2017
  • Three factors predict poorer outcomes of Linx procedure for GERD | March 30, 2017
  • Severson gains award for excellence | March 27, 2017
  • Self-Fixating Mesh Doesn't Improve LIHR Outcomes | March 24, 2017
  • Electrosurgical Devices Market Research Report 2016-2024 with Market Share Analysis, Trends and Forecast | March 29, 2017
  • Robotics and Social Media Move into the Mainstream at SAGES | March 24, 2017
  • Diuretic Use Increases Colonoscopy Patients’ Risk of Hypokalemia | March 9, 2017
  • Society Issues Guidelines for Lap Ventral Hernia Repair | February 7, 2017
  • Popular Surgeries Can Carry Risk of Being Burned | February 6, 2017
  • Residents, program directors encouraged to prepare for new education endoscopy requirement: 4 takeaways | January 31, 2017
  • American Board of Surgery and Flexible Endoscopy | January 31, 2017
  • Surgery Residents, Program Directors Await New Endoscopy Requirement | January 20, 2017
  • Making Surgery Better, Less Painful and Less Invasive | December 2, 2016
  • 12 news items to mark GERD Awareness Week | November 26, 2016
  • Get ready for an educational endoscopy requirement: 6 takeaways | November 1, 2016
  • Residents, Program Directors: Get Ready for Endoscopy Requirement | October 31. 2016
  • New Low-Cost Surgical Tool Could Help Patients in Third World | September 23, 2016
  • Roswell Park Adds Laparoscopic Surgery Testing | August 30, 2016
  • Everything You Wanted to Know About Recovering from Colorectal Surgery | August 1, 2016
  • New Surgical Robots May Get a Boost in Operating Rooms | July 28, 2016
  • Endoscopic Approaches Emerging for Diabetes | July 28, 2016
  • https://www.itechpost.com/articles/18635/20160518/allurion-s-elipse-pill-offers-alternative-gastric-bypass-surgery-without.htm | May 18, 2016
  • HCSC issues coverage policy for LINX procedure for GERD | April 12, 2016
  • Schwaitzberg Honored With SAGES Distinguished Service Award | March 30, 2016
  • Olympus Unveils Big Screen Surgery In 4K | March 16, 2016
  • FUSE: A Surgeon’s Guide To Understanding Energy Devices | December 9, 2015
  • Newly Approved Intragastric Balloons Fill Gap in Treating Obesity | October, 2015
  • Contaminated Duodenoscopes: The Story of a Chance and Distressing Finding | September, 2015
  • Gastric Balloons: What History Taught Us and How They Work | August 7, 2015
  • Society Takes Aim at Bile Duct Injuries | July, 2015
  • Society Takes Aim at Bile Duct Injuries Trying To Make a Safe Operation Even Safer | June, 2015
  • Top 10 developments in interventional endoscopy last month | April 2, 2015
  • The ACS/SAGES Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery® Expands Internationally | April 1, 2015
  • Lower Costs Linked to Minimally Invasive Surgical Techniques | March 26, 2015
  • AMA creates CPT code for transoral incisionless fundoplication procedure for GERD | March 10, 2015
  • Surgeons' Lounge: Conversation With L. Michael Brunt, MD | March 9, 2015
  • How to Make Surgery Safer | February 17, 2015
  • Houston Methodist instructor seeks telementoring revolution | December 30, 2014
  • Celebrating a Decade of Innovation in Surgical Education | November, 2014
  • The Fundamental Use of Surgical Energy (FUSE) Program: Promoting Operating Room Safety | October 13, 2014
  • Board of Surgery Sets Endoscopy Requirement for Surgical Trainees | May 23, 2014
  • History of Lap Colectomy: An Approach Still Awaiting Widespread Use | May 21, 2014
  • The Birth of SAGES: How the Surgical Society Came About | May 8, 2014
  • To BIRG (Bask In Reflected Glory) and SAGES | April 1, 2014
  • Utah high school students try on surgeon’s skills at SAGES mini med school boot camp | April 8, 2014
  • Miniature Medical School: Utah students try their hand at surgery | April 6, 2014
  • Students try their hand at 'surgery' in contest | April 6, 2014
  • Surgeons to convene in Salt Lake for major conference | March 28, 2014
  • Dr. George Berci: Beyond the scope | October 30, 2013
  • UNMC Pursues Endoscopy Training | October 27, 2013
  • Medicare Eases Rule for Bariatric Surgery Centers | October 15, 2013
  • Hiatal Hernia Management Guidelines Issued | June 24, 2013
  • Merci, Dr. Berci | June 20, 2013
  • What's New in Minimally Invasive Surgery | June 6, 2013
  • Some Surgeries May Get Easier to Perform | April 10, 2013
  • SAGES Issues Recommendations on Endoluminal Therapies To Treat GERD | April 2013
  • Are Today's Surgical Graduates Prepared for 'Real World' Practice? | March 6, 2013
  • Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery | February 13, 2013
  • From Napkin Sketch to FDA Approval: Developing Devices | Feb 2012
  • Surgeons Remove Woman's Gallbladder Through Vagina | April 20, 2007
  • Is Lap Gastric Bypass Right For Me | Jan 29, 2007

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