Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a form of bariatric surgery for weight control. The VBG procedure involves using...

without use of the machine. Weight loss or Bariatric surgery: Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery or "stomach stapling", the upper part of the stomach...

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...

A Collis gastroplasty is a surgical procedure performed when the surgeon desires to create a Nissen fundoplication, but the portion of esophagus inferior...

Sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure, typically performed laparoscopically, in which approximately 75...

cuts in the abdomen. Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive procedure, bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique...

Occasionally after gastric surgery Abnormal barium swallow or barium meal Confirmation of celiac disease (via biopsy) Treatment (banding/sclerotherapy) of esophageal...

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...

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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