CINCINNATI, July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Ethicon Endo-Surgery held a scientific symposium at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) where four leading researchers shared innovative thinking coupled with mounting data about how the biochemical and endocrine effects of metabolic surgery is shaping research, treatment and health care policy for patients battling the co-morbid conditions associated with obesity, particularly Type 2 diabetes.