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2. Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy - Wikipedia

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   A gastrostomy can also be used to treat volvulus of the stomach, where the stomach twists along one of its axes. The tube (or multiple tubes) is used for gastropexy, or adhering the stomach to the abdominal wall, preventing twisting of the stomach. [2] A PEG tube can be used in providing gastric or post-surgical drainage. [6]

3. Dexcom - Wikipedia

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   The Dexcom G7 was approved in December 2022 by the FDA for use as a standalone device and is the most accurate currently approved CGM in the U.S. [18] In a 2024 interview, Jake Leach, Dexcom's COO, stated his belief that while noninvasive glucose monitoring is a "beautiful concept" current technology doesn't match the accuracy of existing ...

4. Gastrostomy - Wikipedia

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   A gastrostomy is the creation of an artificial external opening into the stomach for nutritional support or gastric decompression. Typically this would include an incision in the patient's epigastrium as part of a formal operation. When originally devised over a century ago the procedure was completed through open surgery using the Stamm ...

5. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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   The surgical insertion of an adjustable gastric band is often referred to as a lap band procedure or band placement. First, a small incision (typically less than 1.25 cm or 0.5 in.) is made near the belly button. Carbon dioxide (a gas that occurs naturally in the body) is introduced into the abdomen to create a work space for the surgeon. Then ...

6. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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   The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen . Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach , kidney , liver , etc.) Diseases affecting the abdominal cavity are dealt with generally under their own names.

7. Israel's Netanyahu to undergo prostate removal surgery, his ...

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   Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will undergo prostate removal surgery on Sunday after he was diagnosed with a urinary tract infection, his office said.. The 75-year-old leader underwent ...

8. An experimental drug drove people to lose 23% of their body ...

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   Weight loss of 25%, Moreno and Grunvald noted, would reach results obtained by bariatric surgery. And in Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema trial, 40% of participants did lose at least 25% of their body ...

9. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass surgery refers to a technique in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch, where the small intestine is rearranged to connect to both. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different gastric bypass procedures (GBP ...