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2. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or greater—or between 35 and 40 in cases of patients with certain comorbidities that are known to improve with weight loss, such as sleep apnea, diabetes, osteoarthritis, GERD, hypertension (high blood pressure ...

3. Does Medicare Cover Lap Band Surgery? - AOL

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   Medicare may cover weight loss surgery. Learn about Medicare coverage for lap band surgery, including the eligibility requirements and costs.

4. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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   About 30% of those who undergo VBG achieve normal weight, and about 80% achieve some degree of weight loss. Most studies have suggested that 10 years after surgery, only 10% of patients maintain a minimum weight loss of at least 50% of their total excess weight at the time of their initial surgery. Some patients regain weight.

5. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Bariatric surgery (also known as metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a surgical procedure used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Long term weight loss with bariatric surgery may be achieved through alteration of gut hormones, physical reduction of stomach size ( stomach reduction surgery ), [ 3 ] reduction ...

6. Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty - Wikipedia

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   The Preservation and Incorporation of Valuable Endoscopic Innovation thresholds is an expert panel with gastroenterologists and surgeons from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy and The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery, and in 2015, this panel recommended that any new endoscopic therapy for weight loss should ...

7. Woman, 33, shares 5 colon cancer symptoms she dismissed: 'I ...

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   She kept going to the emergency room with what she thought was a stomach virus. The third time it happened, doctors ordered a CT scan and discovered the tumor. Oda had Stage 4 colon cancer that ...