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2. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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   Sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure, typically performed laparoscopically, in which approximately 75 - 85% of the stomach is removed, [1] [2] along the greater curvature, [3] which leaves a cylindrical, or "sleeve"-shaped stomach the size of a banana.

3. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   However, Roux-en-Y patients had a higher likelihood of hospitalization and additional abdominal surgeries compared to sleeve gastrectomy. [61] Though, since 2013, sleeve gastrectomy has overtaken RYGB as the most common bariatric procedure. [18] RYGB remains one of the two most commonly performed bariatric surgeries in the world. [2] [4]

4. List of eponymous surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   Named after the Major League Baseball pitcher who was the first professional athlete to undergo the procedure, in 1974. [8] Toupet fundoplication: Andre Toupet: Upper gastrointestinal surgery: Fundoplication with 270° posterior wrap: Laparoscopy Hospital article: Trendelenburg's operation [9] Friedrich Trendelenburg: Cardiothoracic surgery

5. SADI-S surgery - Wikipedia

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   The SADI-S is a single anastomosis bariatric surgery. It is different from the classic duodenal switch, the gastric bypass (RNY) or sleeve gastrectomy.It is a type of bariatric surgery carried out to lose weight and to mitigate various metabolic issues including type 2 diabetes, dislipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome.

6. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - Wikipedia

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   Long-term after care programs have demonstrated benefit for sustained weight loss after ESG, with one study showing that patients who continued after care visits following ESG had 20.5% total body weight loss compared to 16.9% total body weight loss in those who dropped out of long-term follow up programs. [29]

7. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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   Many surgical procedure names can be broken into parts to indicate the meaning. For example, in gastrectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Gastro-" means stomach. Thus, gastrectomy refers to the surgical removal of the stomach (or sections thereof).