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2. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Rapid weight loss after obesity surgery can contribute to the development of gallstones, especially at 6 and 18 months. [26] [28] Estimates for prevalence of symptomatic gallstones after Roux-En-Y gastric bypass range from 3–13%. [17] The risk of gallstones following bariatric surgery has shown to be higher among those of the female sex. [49]

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. 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 ]

5. I lost 45 pounds in 3 months — thanks to a ‘game ... - AOL

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   “In a gastric bypass, you make the stomach smaller and then redirect the food channel,” Dr. Chad Carlton of Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, who performed the surgery on Yerrid ...

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7. Sharon Osbourne: I Was ‘Sick for Months’ While Using Weight ...

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   Osbourne — who is a colon cancer survivor — has also opened up about undergoing gastric band surgery in 1999. While the procedure helped her lose more than 100 pounds, she confessed it wasn ...

8. Revision weight loss surgery - Wikipedia

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   The procedure is generally less invasive than many other weight loss surgeries and has a lower potential for complications than may be associated with gastric bypass surgery. [12] StomaphyX revision is a completely endoscopic revision technique [13] used to tighten a stretched gastric pouch using internal sutures or fasteners. It may be used in ...

9. 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.