FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Weight-loss surgery is often the last option for people who've tried everything else. A procedure with dramatic results is offering promise to many, and doctors say it's safer ...

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Adolescents who underwent sleeve gastrectomy, a type of weight-loss surgery that involves removing part of the stomach, were less likely to go the emergency room or be admitted to the hospital in the ...

Bariatric surgery on an obese patient. There is no statistically significant difference in weight loss at 5 years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in ...

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One small 2022 study looked at 44 people without type 2 diabetes who underwent bariatric surgery. Participants had either a gastric bypass or a gastric sleeve and experienced insufficient weight loss ...

Approximately 1 in 11 adults in the United States have severe obesity. For some people, obesity can lead to serious health conditions despite dieting, exercise, and medications. When other weight loss ...

Compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy was associated with a lower risk for subsequent abdominal surgery or endoscopy in a new study that examined the two bariatric procedures. In ...

A new study that analyses the outcomes of many thousands of patients who had bariatric surgery reports that repeat hospitalization is much more likely with those who had gastric bypass surgery than ...

A person may experience constipation after gastric sleeve surgery. The length of time it lasts can vary, but it is usually short term. A doctor may recommend over-the-counter medications to treat ...