Bariatric surgery (or metabolic surgery or weight loss surgery) is a medical term for surgical procedures used to manage obesity and obesity-related conditions... 71 KB (7,842 words) - 22:38, 29 April 2024 |
diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and other comorbid conditions. Bariatric surgery is the term encompassing all of the surgical treatments for morbid... 73 KB (9,045 words) - 21:03, 26 March 2024 |
Bariatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the causes, prevention, and treatment of obesity. The term bariatrics was coined around 1965, from... 11 KB (1,194 words) - 20:36, 5 December 2023 |
Sleeve gastrectomy (redirect from Gastric sleeve surgery) of 174,772 participants published in The Lancet in 2021 found that bariatric surgery was associated with 59% and 30% reduction in all-cause mortality among... 17 KB (1,631 words) - 18:12, 26 April 2024 |
Weight loss (section Bariatric surgery) insufficient efficacy and dubious safety". Bariatric surgery may be indicated in cases of severe obesity. Two common bariatric surgical procedures are gastric bypass... 48 KB (4,939 words) - 07:03, 4 April 2024 |
Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is a non-profit medical organization dedicated to metabolic and bariatric surgery, and obesity-related... 11 KB (979 words) - 15:14, 5 April 2024 |
Laparoscopy (redirect from Keyhole Surgery) decades, laparoscopic surgery has been adopted by various surgical sub-specialties, including gastrointestinal surgery (including bariatric procedures for morbid... 46 KB (5,681 words) - 17:32, 23 April 2024 |
Adjustable gastric band (redirect from Adjustable gastric banding surgery) to decrease food consumption. Adjustable gastric band surgery is an example of bariatric surgery designed for obese patients with a body mass index (BMI)... 49 KB (6,245 words) - 20:38, 5 December 2023 |
Type 2 diabetes (section Surgery) this may not be needed in those who are not on insulin therapy. Bariatric surgery often improves diabetes in those who are obese. Rates of type 2 diabetes... 110 KB (11,983 words) - 03:12, 27 March 2024 |
Younan Nowzaradan (category Bariatrics) doctor, TV personality, and author. He specializes in vascular surgery and bariatric surgery. He is known for helping morbidly obese people lose weight on... 8 KB (695 words) - 16:42, 15 April 2024 |
Muffi, Mumbai, which is the first Indian Centre for Excellence in Bariatric Surgery. He is the chairman of Institute of Minimal Invasive Surgical Sciences... 9 KB (751 words) - 02:25, 18 March 2024 |
heart without use of the machine. Weight loss or Bariatric surgery: Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery or "stomach stapling", the upper part of the stomach... 3 KB (276 words) - 12:42, 3 April 2024 |
Obesity (category Bariatrics) "The effectiveness and risks of bariatric surgery: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis, 2003–2012". JAMA Surgery (Meta-analysis, Review). 149... 175 KB (18,754 words) - 01:20, 15 April 2024 |
gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a form of bariatric surgery for weight control. The VBG procedure involves using a band and staples... 6 KB (754 words) - 20:38, 5 December 2023 |
Duodenal switch (redirect from Duodenal switch surgery) lifestyle changes necessary following the surgery. Compared with the other three generally accepted bariatric surgery procedures (gastric bypass, gastric banding... 11 KB (1,405 words) - 13:42, 17 February 2024 |
Davis Clinic in Houston, Texas, and was the medical director for bariatric surgery at the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Hospital. He went on to be the... 10 KB (946 words) - 15:08, 1 February 2024 |
David Sarwer (section Obesity and bariatric surgery) The role of health insurance characteristics in utilization of bariatric surgery. Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases. 2021;17:728-734. https://doi... 11 KB (1,341 words) - 01:57, 14 October 2023 |
technique. Hernias are also able to be repaired laparoscopically. Bariatric surgery can be performed laparoscopically and there a benefits of doing so... 13 KB (1,439 words) - 06:30, 19 March 2024 |
Edward E. Mason (section Obesity surgery controversy) vertical banded gastroplasty surgery in 1980.: 39–46 He was the founder of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and was its first... 30 KB (3,493 words) - 07:03, 10 January 2024 |
adults, persons with HIV/AIDS or diabetes, and those who have had bariatric surgery. Varying degrees of thiamine insufficiency have been associated with... 59 KB (5,759 words) - 02:37, 20 March 2024 |
has been shown to be as effective at long-term weight reduction as bariatric surgery. The main treatment modalities for obesity remain dieting (healthy... 53 KB (5,009 words) - 04:34, 7 March 2024 |