Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the ...

This surgery is done by making several small incisions and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach). More than half of your stomach is removed, leaving a thin ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve ... evidence for laparoscopic adjustable silicone gastric banding ...

The gastric sleeve is a newer procedure compared to other types of ... Our surgeons use minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic) techniques to perform sleeve gastrectomy surgery. This means your ...

The WVU Medicine Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery clinic has opened at the Berkeley Medical Center in Martinsburg, W.Va., The Journal reported Jan. 30.

Achieving significant weight loss through gastric sleeve surgery is a remarkable accomplishment, but the journey doesn’t end ...

Bariatric surgery is weight loss surgery. University of Utah Health offers two types of weight loss surgery: gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. These surgeries may help improve your health and ...

For patients with diabetes undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG), overall expenditures ...

Back in the early 2000s, Gastric Band Surgery (LAP-Band) was seen as the new frontier ... It's been replaced by other surgical interventions, mainly sleeve gastrectomy, which "removes most of ...

In this retrospective cohort study of patients with diabetes who received Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) or sleeve ...