What Studies Show About Robotic Bariatric Surgery
The safety and efficacy of robotic bariatric surgery was the subject of a study recently published online in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. Robotic-assisted technology has emerged as one of the most recent advances within the field of bariatric surgery. While there is agreement as to the technical advantages that robotic bariatric surgery offers [...]
Read the full article →Gastric Band Port Flip Reduced with Synthetic Mesh
A study published online in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases highlights one surgeon’s experience in using mesh fixation of the gastric band port to reduce port flip complications in patients following laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. Port flip, one of the more common complications associated with laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, happens in about 2% of [...]
Read the full article →STARR Treatment Next Step in Weight Loss Surgery
Bariatric surgery continues to advance with improvements in procedures and techniques that can benefit patients with safer, quicker, and better surgical outcomes. One of the latest advances to emerge in weight loss surgery is a new surgical platform known as the STARR Treatment. STARR, an acronym for Surgical Tiny Access and Rapid Recovery is not [...]
Read the full article →Da Vinci Surgical System Improves Weight Loss Surgery Outcomes
The da Vinci Surgical System, a four-armed robotic medical device, is quickly becoming one of the most valuable assistants in the operating room. At a time when weight loss surgery assists patients with weight loss, the da Vinci Surgical System is offering them improved surgical outcomes and a quicker recovery with less pain. An increasing [...]
Read the full article →Results Support Durability of Incisionless Weight Loss Surgery
USGI Medical has announced results that show durability of the company’s Expandable Tissue Anchors beyond one year, enabling a variety of incisionless gastrointestinal (GI) procedures, including the approved ROSE (Restorative Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal) procedure for gastric bypass revision and the investigational POSE (Primary Obesity Surgery, Endolumenal) procedure for weight loss. By demonstrating that stomach tissue [...]
Read the full article →New Spider System Allows Scarless Bariatric Surgery
A bariatric surgeon in Southern California has successfully performed the first vertical sleeve gastrectomy using the new SPIDER Surgical System, requiring only one small incision through the belly button. The Spider system is one of the latest innovations in minimally invasive weight loss surgery. The medical device eliminates the need for multiple incisions and allows [...]
Read the full article →Weight Loss Surgery Removes Excess Stomach Via Mouth
According to surgeons at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, they have successfully performed the first sleeve gastrectomy weight loss procedure through the mouth. With sleeve gastrectomy, also known as the gastric sleeve, about 80 % of the stomach is sectioned off and permanently removed from the body. The smaller stomach leads [...]
Read the full article →EndoFLIP Device To Revolutionize Bariatric Surgery
Bariatric surgery techniques are getting an upgrade with EndoFLIP, a revolutionary new medical device that will assist bariatric surgeons during weight loss surgery for optimum results. The EndoFLIP (Endolumenal Functional Lumen Imaging Probe) Imaging System has been CE-marked and FDA approved, so it is now available for use outside of clinical trials. The technology was [...]
Read the full article →Single Incision Vs Conventional Five Port Laparoscopic Gastric Banding
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York is currently recruiting patients to take part in a clinical trial that will compare outcomes of single incision laparoscopic gastric banding versus conventional five port laparoscopic gastric banding. This study will be one of the first to examine these two minimally invasive approaches side-by-side and determine if laparoscopic [...]
Read the full article →Advancements in Weight Loss Surgery to Help Moderately Overweight and Diabetic
Although weight loss surgery has traditionally been considered the treatment of last resort for severe obesity, new treatments and safer techniques are making surgical intervention a potentially suitable option for a greater amount of overweight individuals. As we start a new year, it is a good time to review some of the innovative procedures that [...]
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