Posts tagged gastric sleeve
Hospital to Start Performing Bariatric Surgery on Children
Obesity is such a serious problem in Qatar, that the Hamad Medical Corporation has started performing bariatric surgery on children. The youngest patients so far have been teenagers aged 14 to 18, but over the next few months they plan to operate on children as young as eight years old. The overwhelming demand for bariatric [...]
Read the full article →Sleeve Gastrectomy Compares Favorably to Gastric Bypass
The results of a three year case controlled study show that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy compares favorably to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in terms of surgical results, weight progression, and resolution of comorbid conditions. Sleeve gastrectomy, also referred to as the gastric sleeve, has become a popular type of weight loss surgery among bariatric surgeons [...]
Read the full article →Sleeve Gastrectomy in Super-Obese Patients
Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is safe and effective for the initial weight loss in the super-obese undergoing staged bariatric procedures, according to a recently published article in Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, the Official Journal of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Typically there are many challenging aspects associated with the surgical treatment [...]
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 →Gastric Bypass vs Other Procedures for Obese Patients with Diabetes
Gastric bypass surgery appears more likely to achieve resolution of type 2 diabetes compared with laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery and sleeve gastrectomy, according to two studies in the February issue of Archives of Surgery. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are two of the most common and serious health problems in the United States. These [...]
Read the full article →How Gastric Surgeries Compare for Kidney Stone Risk
Restrictive bariatric procedures such as gastric banding or sleeve gastrectomy are less likely to place patients at risk for developing kidney stones than a malabsorptive procedure such as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery, according to a study published in the October Journal of Urology. While previous studies have found that bariatric patients are at risk [...]
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 →Insurance Company to Cover Newer Method of Bariatric Surgery
Aetna, one of the nations largest health insurers, revised its policy on obesity surgery this month to include open and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy among its covered bariatric procedures. The sleeve gastrectomy procedure, often referred to as the gastric sleeve, is a newer method of bariatric surgery that is gaining in popularity as a treatment for [...]
Read the full article →10 Year Old Is Youngest for Weight Loss Surgery
At 10 years of age, Kshitiji Jindger is the youngest patient in Asia to undergo weight loss surgery. According to the Times of India, the operation was performed last month by laparoscopic and obesity surgeon Dr Mahendra Narwaria. According to Dr Narwaria, the boy had a normal body weight at birth, but started gaining excess [...]
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