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2. Gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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   The most obvious effect of the removal of the stomach is the loss of a storage place for food while it is being digested. Since only a small amount of food can be allowed into the small intestine at a time, the patient will have to eat small amounts of food regularly in order to prevent gastric dumping syndrome.

3. Antrectomy - Wikipedia

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   Antrectomy, also called distal gastrectomy, is a type of gastric resection surgery that involves the removal of the stomach antrum to treat gastric diseases causing the damage, bleeding, or blockage of the stomach. [1] [2] This is performed using either the Billroth I (BI) or Billroth II (BII) reconstruction method.

4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   Dietary restrictions after recovery from surgery depend in part on the type of surgery. In general, immediately after bariatric surgery, the person is restricted to a clear liquid diet, which includes foods such as broth, diluted fruit juices, or sugar-free drinks. [75] This diet is continued until the gastrointestinal tract begins to recover ...

5. After Dad's Cancer Diagnosis, a Family Had Their Stomachs ...

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   After Greg had eight rounds of chemo, as well as the stomach-removal surgery, he was cancer-free for about a year. Then the cancer came back in the peritoneum, the lining of his abdomen.

6. 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.

7. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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   It may or may not be followed by repair or removal of the primary problem. Laparoscopy: a minimally invasive approach to abdominal surgery where rigid tubes are inserted through small incisions into the abdominal cavity. The tubes allow introduction of a small camera, surgical instruments, and gases into the cavity for direct or indirect ...

8. “She Got Her Life Back”: 1000-lb Sisters Star Reveals ...

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   The surgery involves altering the digestive system’s anatomy to reduce the amount of food able to be eaten and digested. It makes the stomach smaller, so it feels full quicker, and less food can ...

9. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Meals after surgery are 1 ⁄ 4 – 1 ⁄ 2 cup, slowly getting to 1 cup by one year. This requires a change in eating behavior and an alteration of long-acquired habits for finding food. In almost every case where weight gain occurs late after surgery, the capacity for a meal has not greatly increased.