Peer-reviewed publications, books, and international congress programmes.

9 results

• Conference2022

  Bariatric Tourism is Safe and Effective When Performed in a High-Volume Center (19,801 Patients) Following ASMBS Guidelines

  Ortiz Lagardere A, Li J, Martinez Gamboa A, Broderick R, Huang E, Serra JL, Chavez L, Valdez A, Horgan S. ASMBS Annual Meeting 2022, Dallas, TX.

  30-day morbidity 1.2%; zero mortalities across 19,801 procedures. Joint OCC–UCSD study.

• Peer-reviewed2019

  Current Practice of Global Bariatric Tourism — Survey-Based Study

  Kowalewski PK, Rogula TG, Ortiz Lagardere A, et al. Obesity Surgery, 2019.

  PMID: 31240532

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• Peer-reviewed2019

  Safety and efficacy of bariatric surgery in Mexico: A detailed analysis of 500 surgeries performed at a high-volume center

  Guilbert L, Joo P, Ortiz C, et al. Revista de Gastroenterología de México, 2019.

  PMID: 29933896

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• Peer-reviewed2015

  A New Bariatric Procedure: The Stomach Sparing Gastric Sleeve™

  Rodríguez G, Martínez A, et al. Surgical Technology International, 2015.

  PMID: 26680388

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• Peer-reviewed2013

  The International Bariatric Club — a worldwide web educational network for bariatric professionals

  Khwaja HA, Nedelcu M, Galvao Neto M, Ortiz Lagardere A, et al. Obesity Surgery, 2013.

  PMID: 24122697

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• Book2005

  Lap-Band for Life: The Complete Patient Guide to Success with the LAP-BAND

  Ortiz Lagardere A. LM Publishers, 2005. ISBN 187913666X.

• Programme2026

  IBC–Oxford University World Congress 2025 Programme

  British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 113, Supplement_1, January 2026.

  DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaf288.fm001

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• Programme2025

  IBC–Oxford University World Congress 2024 Programme

  British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 112, Supplement_5, February 2025.

  DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znaf036.fm001

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• Programme2023

  IBC–Oxford University World Congress 2023 Programme

  British Journal of Surgery, Vol. 110, Supplement_9, December 2023.

  DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad382.fm

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A citation-complete library — covering earlier work on adjustable gastric banding, achalasia, hernia training, sleeve technique, and revisional surgery — is in development.