Gastric bypass surgery is performed to help morbidly obese patients lose significant amounts of weight.
A revolutionary surgical approach, allowing for incisionless surgery, is the next step in the evolution of minimally invasive surgery.
Sleeve gastrectomy is a weight loss procedure in which a large part of the stomach known as the greater curve is surgically removed to restrict food intake.
LAP-BAND® is an adjustable gastric banding system used to facilitate gradual weight loss in morbidly obese patients.
Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009
There has been a glaring omission in the Clinical Practice Recommendations of the American Diabetes Association (ADA), until now. Despite numerous studies over the past decade that have shown how effective weight loss surgery is in managing diabetes, surgery has not been included in the ADA recommendations. This changed in Jan. 2009 when a section [...]
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