There are several surgical procedures commonly performed for the treatment of morbid obesity. VSG is promoted as a less invasive alternative to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the bariatric surgery most ...

Dr Emma Crosbie, Clinical Senior Lecturer from The University of Manchester, led the study. She said: “We know that super obese women are at much higher risk of womb ... “But for those that choose it, ...

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into ... ESG is considered ...

Whitney did not qualify for gastric sleeve surgery in Britain, either privately or on the NHS, as her BMI wasn’t over 40 — classed as severely obese — so she shelled out £4,000 to have the ...

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduced health care expenditures after surgery for adults with type 2 ...

Objective—Malabsorptive bariatric surgery (biliopancreatic diversion and biliointestinal bypass [BIBP]) reduces serum cholesterol levels more than restrictive surgery (adjustable gastric banding ...

vs placebo and 6 months of additional follow-up was conducted among 100 morbidly obese nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) patients who underwent LSG surgery. The primary outcome was a ...

Bariatric surgery is weight loss surgery. University of Utah Health offers two types of weight loss surgery: gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy. These surgeries may help improve your health and ...