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2. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   A laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, commonly called a lap-band, A band, or LAGB, is an inflatable silicone device placed around the top portion of the stomach to treat obesity, intended to decrease food consumption.

3. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Complications specific to the laparoscopic gastric band procedure include esophageal perforation from the advancement of the calibration probe, gastric perforation from the creation of a retrograde gastric tunnel, esophageal dilation, and acute dilation of the gastric pouch due to malpositioning of the gastric band. [27] Gastric band ...

4. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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   Combined restrictive and malabsorptive techniques are called gastric bypass techniques, of which Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RGB) is the most common. In this technique, staples are used to form a pouch that is connected to the small intestine , bypassing the lower stomach, the duodenum , and the first portion of the jejunum .

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   The AOL.com video experience serves up the best video content from AOL and around the web, curating informative and entertaining snackable videos.

6. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - Wikipedia

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   When enough full-thickness bites have been taken for a suture row, a cinch is passed through the scope over the suture. Typically, sutures are placed starting at the border of the antrum and gastric body at the incisura, then placed proximally up to the border of the gastric body and fundus. Each row of sutures can be a straight line or one of ...

7. Dumping syndrome - Wikipedia

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   A person may need surgery if dumping syndrome is caused by previous gastric surgery or if the condition is not responsive to other treatments. For most people, the type of surgery depends on the type of gastric surgery performed previously. However, surgery to correct dumping syndrome often has unsuccessful results. [1]

8. Wellness Wednesday: Dangers of counterfeit weight loss drugs

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   MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) — An estimated 15.5 million U.S. adults have used injectable diabetes medicines like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight, according to a Gallup poll released this year.

9. Revision weight loss surgery - Wikipedia

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   The procedure is generally less invasive than many other weight loss surgeries and has a lower potential for complications than may be associated with gastric bypass surgery. [12] StomaphyX revision is a completely endoscopic revision technique [13] used to tighten a stretched gastric pouch using internal sutures or fasteners. It may be used in ...