An endoscopic stitching system allows the surgeon to place stitches in the intestines. The new stomach will be tube shaped and about the size of a banana, similar to the stomach left intact after ...

In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, we make a small “pouch” out of the stomach ... This leads to weight loss without stress because you will not be as hungry as before the surgery. This procedure is done by ...

Two of the most common types of bariatric surgery are gastric sleeve surgery and gastric bypass surgery. The two procedures have similarities and key differences. This article takes a look at what ...

Patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery might have an increased risk of developing copper deficiency, which can cause severe gait abnormalities and anemia. If this condition is not ...

Patients who have had RYGB have significantly fewer pumps in the small pouch formed during surgery ... a RYGB = Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Mct1 = monocarboxylic acid transporter 1, UGT ...

Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related comorbidities 10 years later, ...