Surgery has the theoretic advantage of being a long term treatment for a chronic health problem. Surgery has also been shown to be associated with more weight loss than behavioral or medical therapy. ...

Pouch creation improved long-term functional and nutritional outcomes after total removal of the stomach with no increase in perioperative morbidity, researchers in Singapore reported. Their ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with morbid obesity who underwent either laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y ...

A long-term observational study examining cumulative costs and clinical outcomes for sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) found more similarities than differences between the two ...

There is little clinical significance when comparing weight loss among patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and patients who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SAN ANGELO, Texas (Concho Valley Homepage) — Toyha Harper from the Shannon Weight Loss Center talked about the sleeve gastrectomy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After years of yo-yo dieting, a woman underwent a vertical sleeve gastrectomy procedure. With regular gym sessions, she began ...

A common weight loss surgery for adolescents with obesity called sleeve gastrectomy has harmful effects on bones, according to a new study. "Childhood obesity is a major public health issue that has ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or ...