At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to:

1. Understand the increase in life-expectancy after lap paraesoph hernia repair vs watchful waiting
2. Evaluate meta-analysis of hernia repairs in bariatric patients
3. Consider differences in outcomes of patients with or without Type 2 diabetes who undergo side-to-side magnetic duodeno-ileostomy
4. Determine long-term and safety of closing mesenteric defects in lap gastric bypass patients