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  2. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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    Stomach stapling is more effective when combined with a malabsorptive technique, in which part of the digestive tract is bypassed, reducing the absorption of calories and nutrients. Combined restrictive and malabsorptive techniques are called gastric bypass techniques, of which Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RGB) is the most common.

  3. Surgical staple - Wikipedia

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    Staplers are used to close both internal and skin wounds. Skin staples are usually applied using a disposable stapler, and removed with a specialized staple remover. Staplers are also used in vertical banded gastroplasty surgery (popularly known as "stomach stapling"). Vascular stapler for reducing warm ischemia in organ transplantation.

  4. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    The stomach may simply be partitioned (like a wall between two rooms in a house or two office cubicles next to each other with a partition wall in between them—and typically by the use of surgical staples), or it may be divided into two separate/separated parts (also with staples).

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  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. This viral ab exercise looks like a hoax, but experts say it ...

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    The stomach vacuum is an isometric ab exercise that strengthens the core. Physical therapists say it's effective at working the abs and reducing back pain. This viral ab exercise looks like a hoax ...

  8. Florida doctor accused of fatally removing wrong organ from ...

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    The order also included a surgery from May 2023 where Shaknovsky removed a portion of a patient’s pancreas instead of the left adrenal gland resulting in “long-term, permanent harm.”

  9. Abdominal cavity - Wikipedia

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    The viscera are also covered by visceral peritoneum. Between the visceral and parietal peritoneum is the peritoneal cavity, which is a potential space. [1] It contains a serous fluid called peritoneal fluid that allows motion. This motion is apparent of the gastrointestinal tract. The peritoneum, by virtue of its connection to the two (parietal ...