ASMBS updated position statement on insurance mandated preoperative weight loss requirements

In 2011, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) published a position statement on preoperative weight loss requirements [ [1] Brethauer S. ASMBS position statement on preoperative supervised weight loss requirements. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2011; 7: 257-260 Abstract Full Text Full Text PDF PubMed Scopus (33) Google Scholar ]. This statement was developed in response to inquiries made to the ASMBS by patients, physicians,...