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2. How Lisa Marie Presley's weight-loss surgery contributed to ...

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   Experts say these types of complications are a known but rare risk after having weight-loss surgery. Here’s what to know: ... Scar tissue, known as adhesions, can form after surgery or other ...

3. Adhesion (medicine) - Wikipedia

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   Steps may be taken during surgery to help prevent adhesions such as handling tissues and organs gently, using starch-free and latex-free gloves, not allowing tissues to dry out, and shortening surgery time. [12] An unfortunate fact is, that adhesions are unavoidable in surgery and the main treatment for adhesions is more surgery.

4. Jejunoileal bypass - Wikipedia

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   Jejunoileal bypass (JIB) was a surgical weight-loss procedure performed for the relief of morbid obesity from the 1950s through the 1970s in which all but 30 cm (12 in) to 45 cm (18 in) of the small bowel were detached and set to the side.

5. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgery (also known as metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a surgical procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut hormones, physical reduction of stomach size ( stomach reduction surgery ), [ 3 ] reduction ...

6. Lisa Marie Presley's memoir completed after her death reveals ...

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   Bariatric surgery is a category of weight-loss surgeries that alter the digestive system. ... Presley’s autopsy report noted that her obstruction was “caused by adhesions (bands of scar tissue ...

7. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater—or between 35 and 40 in cases of patients with certain comorbidities that are known to improve with weight loss, such as sleep apnea, diabetes, osteoarthritis, GERD, hypertension (high blood pressure ...