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2. Weight-loss surgery may preserve kidney health more ... - AOL

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   Bariatric surgery, one common type of which is gastric sleeve surgery, ... “The long-term success with diet and exercise alone is about 2–5% — very, very low,” Ali told us. “The long ...

3. 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 ...

4. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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   A marked decrease in the risk of diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease and cancer has also been found after bariatric surgery. [8] [79] Marked weight loss occurs during the first few months after surgery, and the loss is sustained in the long term. Bariatric surgery, particularly Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy, have ...

5. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   This procedure is similar to the sleeve gastrectomy surgery, but a sleeve is created by suturing, rather than physically removing stomach tissue. [69] This allows for the natural ability of the stomach to absorb nutrients to remain intact. [69] This procedure is reversible, is a less invasive procedure, and does not use hardware or staples. [70]

6. Call for more weight loss support to deter foreign treatment

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   After losing 11 stone, he wanted surgery to get rid of excess skin on his stomach. But facing long waiting times, he decided to pay privately for surgery in Turkey at a cost of £5,000 as opposed ...

7. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass is indicated for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity, a diagnosis which is made when the patient is seriously obese, has been unable to achieve satisfactory and sustained weight loss by dietary efforts, and has comorbid conditions which are either life-threatening or serious impairment to the quality of life.