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2. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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   Combined restrictive and malabsorptive techniques are called gastric bypass techniques, of which Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RGB) is the most common. In this technique, staples are used to form a pouch that is connected to the small intestine , bypassing the lower stomach, the duodenum , and the first portion of the jejunum .

3. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   Some mix RNY and gastric-bypass patients with gastric-banding patients. Some gastric-band patients have criticized this approach because, while many of the underlying issues related to obesity are the same, the needs and challenges of the two groups are very different, as are their early rates of weight loss.

4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgical procedures available to adolescents include: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, vertical sleeve gastrectomy, and adjustable gastric banding. [89] Multiple organizations have created guidelines for bariatric surgery indications in children and adolescents.

5. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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   Sleeve gastrectomy was originally performed as a modification to another bariatric procedure, the duodenal switch, and then later as the first part of a two-stage gastric bypass operation on extremely obese patients for whom the risk of performing gastric bypass surgery was deemed too large. The initial weight loss in these patients was so ...

6. Revision weight loss surgery - Wikipedia

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   An adjustable gastric band is an inflatable silicone prosthetic device that is placed around the top portion of the stomach. This procedure can be performed as a revision procedure for many patients who have had a previous stomach stapling, gastroplasty procedure, or Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery but have regained weight.

7. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - Wikipedia

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   Advantages of the ESG over LSG include lack of incisions, shorter length of stay (same-day-discharge vs 3 days in hospital); [29] less gastroesophageal reflux (0-2% vs 15-31%); [36] [45] and lower morbidity and overall adverse event rate (1.9% vs 14.5%), [45] [46] though some studies have presented similar rates of adverse events between ESG ...