The results of a study published in the Annals of Surgery suggest that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy should be regarded as the procedure of choice in a selected group of patients with morbid obesity ...

Bariatric surgery on an obese patient. There is no statistically significant difference in weight loss at 5 years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in ...

The use of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has increased steadily over the past 10 years. A recent evaluation of its effectiveness by Carlin and colleagues suggests that this type of bariatric surgery ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy was highlighted as a safe and effective bariatric surgical procedure by several ...

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CHICAGO — In men with obesity-related hypogonadism who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, the condition resolved 1 year after surgery, according to a new study. "This surgical solution to ...

The perioperative risk is similar and low for both laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB); therefore, that risk should not be a deciding factor in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Nadler and colleagues analyzed data from 105 children and adolescents who underwent laparoscopic sleeve ...

For many people, losing weight is a personal and ongoing battle. At the Center for Weight-Loss Surgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, new options are available for those making the life ...

(HealthDay News) — Among patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) does not resolve symptoms for most patients and can even induce symptoms, while ...

The sleeve gastrectomy is a surgery performed on the stomach (it is only a restrictive procedure) and does not involve any surgery on intestine (which would make it malabsorptive). Sleeve gastrectomy ...

Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity, according ...