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  2. Adjustable gastric band - Wikipedia

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    Some gastric-band patients have criticized this approach because, while many of the underlying issues related to obesity are the same, the needs and challenges of the two groups are very different, as are their early rates of weight loss. Some gastric-band recipients feel that the procedure is a failure when they see that RNY patients generally ...

  3. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    In one 2019 systematic review, estimated weight loss (EWL) for each surgical protocol is as follows: 56.7% for gastric bypass, 45.9% for gastric banding, 74.1% for biliopancreatic bypass +/- duodenal switch and 58.3% for sleeve gastrectomy. [28]

  4. Banding (medical) - Wikipedia

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    Banding may also be used to restrict the function of an organ without killing it. In gastric banding to treat obesity, [3] the size of the stomach is reduced so that digestion is slowed and the patient feels full more quickly. Banding as a medical procedure is commonly used in livestock for male castration of sheep [4] and cattle. [5]

  5. 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.

  6. Health in Turkey - Wikipedia

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    While the under-5 mortality rate in Western Marmara is 7.9, the under-5 mortality rate in Southeastern Asia is two times higher than Western Marmara, with the rate of 16.3 in 2021. [ 4 ] Population by age group in Turkey between 1950 and 2021

  7. Mitiku Belachew - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, he invented the adjustable gastric band positioned between the esophagus and the stomach. [citation needed] He performed the first successful surgery of the sort on 1 September 1993 using a laparoscopic camera. [7] However, he refused to file a patent on the device, saying "I don't like this mercantile side of surgery". [8]

  8. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    The long-term mortality rate of gastric bypass patients has been shown to be reduced by up to 40%. [journal 1] [journal 2] As with all surgery, complications may occur. A study from 2005 to 2006 revealed that 15% of patients experienced complications as a result of gastric bypass, and 0.5% of patients died within six months of surgery due to ...

  9. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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    Combined restrictive and malabsorptive techniques are called gastric bypass techniques, of which Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RGB) is the most common. In this technique, staples are used to form a pouch that is connected to the small intestine , bypassing the lower stomach, the duodenum , and the first portion of the jejunum .