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Endocrinology Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka.\n<br>2.Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Sri Jayawardenepura, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka.\n<br>3. Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.\n<br>4. Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka.\n<br>5. Endocrinology Unit, Colombo South Teaching Hospital, Kalubowila, Sri Lanka.\n<br><\/br>\nPMID: 34184184 DOI: 10.1007\/s11695-021-05540-5<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"box-footer disable_hover_button\">\n                    <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11695-021-05540-5\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                        View on Springer US                                    <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1311067 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1311067\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f998213 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"f998213\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text-left icon-top-align elementor-animation-   \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  \">\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-book-reader\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M352 96c0-53.02-42.98-96-96-96s-96 42.98-96 96 42.98 96 96 96 96-42.98 96-96zM233.59 241.1c-59.33-36.32-155.43-46.3-203.79-49.05C13.55 191.13 0 203.51 0 219.14v222.8c0 14.33 11.59 26.28 26.49 27.05 43.66 2.29 131.99 10.68 193.04 41.43 9.37 4.72 20.48-1.71 20.48-11.87V252.56c-.01-4.67-2.32-8.95-6.42-11.46zm248.61-49.05c-48.35 2.74-144.46 12.73-203.78 49.05-4.1 2.51-6.41 6.96-6.41 11.63v245.79c0 10.19 11.14 16.63 20.54 11.9 61.04-30.72 149.32-39.11 192.97-41.4 14.9-.78 26.49-12.73 26.49-27.06V219.14c-.01-15.63-13.56-28.01-29.81-27.09z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    A case-study on effects of Bariatric Surgery for early-onset and adult-onset patients with obesity in a single center-Sri Lanka                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Ganindu Kalpa Abeysinghe, Thejana Kamil Wijeratne, Lahiru Wijetunga, Udai Wijetunga, Dilini Abeyratne, Maneesh Kariyawasam<br><\/br>\n\n\n\nPublication date: 2022\/8\/1<br>\nDescription: \nBariatric surgery focuses on patients with diverse health complications, varying onset of obesity and total duration of obesity. Sri Lanka characterizes an escalation of morbid obesity which had transformed into a signi cant public health concern. Therefore, objective of this study is to explore the metabolic parameters and health complication relationships of between early onset and adult-onset patients with obesity.<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"box-footer disable_hover_button\">\n                    <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/34184184\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                                                View on Research Square                                    <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55d9d29 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55d9d29\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-562ae87 ekit-equal-height-disable elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-icon-box\" data-id=\"562ae87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"elementskit-icon-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ekit-wid-con\" >        <!-- link opening -->\n                <!-- end link opening -->\n\n        <div class=\"elementskit-infobox text-left text-left icon-top-align elementor-animation-   \">\n                    <div class=\"elementskit-box-header elementor-animation-\">\n                <div class=\"elementskit-info-box-icon  \">\n                    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"elementkit-infobox-icon e-font-icon-svg e-fas-book-reader\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M352 96c0-53.02-42.98-96-96-96s-96 42.98-96 96 42.98 96 96 96 96-42.98 96-96zM233.59 241.1c-59.33-36.32-155.43-46.3-203.79-49.05C13.55 191.13 0 203.51 0 219.14v222.8c0 14.33 11.59 26.28 26.49 27.05 43.66 2.29 131.99 10.68 193.04 41.43 9.37 4.72 20.48-1.71 20.48-11.87V252.56c-.01-4.67-2.32-8.95-6.42-11.46zm248.61-49.05c-48.35 2.74-144.46 12.73-203.78 49.05-4.1 2.51-6.41 6.96-6.41 11.63v245.79c0 10.19 11.14 16.63 20.54 11.9 61.04-30.72 149.32-39.11 192.97-41.4 14.9-.78 26.49-12.73 26.49-27.06V219.14c-.01-15.63-13.56-28.01-29.81-27.09z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Ten years of change in bariatric\/metabolic surgery in the asia\u2013pacific region with COVID-19 pandemic: IFSO-APC national reports 2021                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>Masayuki Ohta, Soo Min Ahn, Yosuke Seki, Wah Yang, Simon Kin-Hung Wong, Suthep Udomsawaengsup, Jeffrey M Hamdorf, Manish Khaitan, Nik Ritza Kosai, Weu Wang, June Lee, Reno Rudiman, Thejana Wijeratne, Edward Oliveros, Cunchuan Wang, Kazunori Kasama<br><\/br>\n\n\n\nPublication date: 2022\/9<br>\nDescription: On November 25, 2021, the IFSO-Asia\u2013Pacific Chapter (IFSO-APC) Virtual Meeting 2021 was held online, and the representatives from the Asia\u2013Pacific region presented 10 years of change in bariatric\/metabolic surgery and the influence of COVID-19 in the special session of \u201cIFSO-APC National Reports 2010\u20132020\u201d. We herein report the summarized data.\nMethods\nNational bariatric\/metabolic surgery data, which included the data of 2010 and 2020, were collected from the representatives using a questionnaire that consisted of 10 general questions. At the congress, the data were calculated and summarized.\nResults\nThirteen of the 14 national societies responded to the survey. From 2010 to recent years, the populations of individuals with obesity (BMI\u2009\u2265\u200930 kg\/m2) and individuals with diabetes both significantly increased. Eight countries and regions expanded the lower limit of criteria for bariatric \u2026<\/p>\n                                        <div class=\"box-footer disable_hover_button\">\n                    <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\" href=\"https:\/\/link.springer.com\/article\/10.1007\/s11695-022-06182-x\" target=\"_blank\">\n                                                                                View on Springer US                                    <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        \n        \n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9426ef e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e9426ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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96-42.98 96-96zM233.59 241.1c-59.33-36.32-155.43-46.3-203.79-49.05C13.55 191.13 0 203.51 0 219.14v222.8c0 14.33 11.59 26.28 26.49 27.05 43.66 2.29 131.99 10.68 193.04 41.43 9.37 4.72 20.48-1.71 20.48-11.87V252.56c-.01-4.67-2.32-8.95-6.42-11.46zm248.61-49.05c-48.35 2.74-144.46 12.73-203.78 49.05-4.1 2.51-6.41 6.96-6.41 11.63v245.79c0 10.19 11.14 16.63 20.54 11.9 61.04-30.72 149.32-39.11 192.97-41.4 14.9-.78 26.49-12.73 26.49-27.06V219.14c-.01-15.63-13.56-28.01-29.81-27.09z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n                <\/div>\n          <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"box-body\">\n                            <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n                    Effect of Bariatric surgery on the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea in patients at a teritary referral centre-A preliminary analysis                <\/h3>\n                        \t\t  \t<p>C Udugodage, P Samarasingha, M Danasuriya, T Wijeratne<br><\/br>\n\n\n\nPublication date: 2017<br>\nDescription: Effect of 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