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2. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - Wikipedia

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   In medicine, endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a minimally-invasive, non-surgical (incisionless), endoscopic weight loss procedure that is part of the field of endoscopic bariatric therapies. To perform ESG, a physician sutures a patient’s stomach into a narrower, smaller tube-like configuration. [ 1 ]

3. 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.

4. Digestive system surgery - Wikipedia

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   Upper GI surgeons would have an interest in, and may exclusively perform, the following operations: Pancreaticoduodenectomy; Esophagectomy; Liver resection; Surgery on the digestive system's organs is referred to as digestive system surgery, gastrointestinal surgery, or gastrointestinal (GI) surgery.

5. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   With experience, a skilled laparoscopic surgeon can perform most procedures as expeditiously as with an open incision—with the option of using an incision should the need arise. [ journal 5 ] The Roux-en-Y laparoscopic gastric bypass , first performed and reported on in case studies between 1993 and 1994, [ 3 ] is regarded as one of the most ...

6. Billroth II - Wikipedia

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   Billroth II, more formally Billroth's operation II, is an operation in which a partial gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) is performed and the cut end of the stomach is closed. The greater curvature of the stomach (not involved with the previous closure of the stomach) is then connected to the first part of the jejunum in end-to-side anastomosis.

7. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   The SPL technique has been used to perform many types of surgery, including adjustable gastric banding [52] and sleeve gastrectomy. [ 53 ] In 2003, the American Institute of Gastric Banding (AIGB) True Results opened the first outpatient surgery center using advanced laparoscopic technology to be recognized by the American College of Surgeons ...