This surgery is done by making several small incisions and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach). More than half of your stomach is removed, leaving a thin ...

This patient fact sheet will focus on the 2 most common forms of bariatric surgery — sleeve gastrectomy and RYGB — which account for about 90% of all MBS operations performed globally.

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve ... to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the bariatric surgery most frequently ...

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 the stomach – the ...

Bariatric surgery might be indicated for individuals who are unable to control their weight with conservative measures. The current standards of care for bariatric surgery are the RYGB and LGB.

To get those struggling back to an average, healthy weight, the local hospital’s bariatric surgeries have changed the lives ...

A closer look at robotic bariatric surgery after a woman lost 10 kg following AIIMS Rishikesh's first such successful ...