Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a form of bariatric surgery for weight control. The VBG procedure involves using...
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without use of the machine. Weight loss or Bariatric surgery: Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery or "stomach stapling", the upper part of the stomach...
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diabetes. Vertical banded gastroplasty was more commonly used in the 1980s, and is not typically performed in the 21st century. In the vertical banded gastroplasty...
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A Collis gastroplasty is a surgical procedure performed when the surgeon desires to create a Nissen fundoplication, but the portion of esophagus inferior...
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Sleeve gastrectomy (redirect from Vertical-sleeve gastrectomy)
Sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure, typically performed laparoscopically, in which approximately 75...
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Laparoscopy (redirect from Keyhole Surgery)
cuts in the abdomen. Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive procedure, bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique...
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Occasionally after gastric surgery Abnormal barium swallow or barium meal Confirmation of celiac disease (via biopsy) Treatment (banding/sclerotherapy) of esophageal...
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Pancreaticoduodenectomy (redirect from WHIPPLE surgery)
because studies showed that patients did not benefit from the more extensive surgery. At the very beginning of the procedure, after the surgeons have gained...
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including gallstones, inflammatory strictures (scars), leaks (from trauma and surgery), and cancer. ERCP can be performed for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons...
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Himpens J, Favretti F (1994). "Laparoscopic gastroplasty for morbid obesity". The British Journal of Surgery. 81 (10): 1524. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800811042...
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