The Bariatric Surgery Center Network reported that laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy appears to be as safe as laparoscopic adjustable gastric band and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y bypass, according to a ...

Obese patients wanting to go under the knife to lose weight now have another option: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Since it made its debut in Siouxland in May, the procedure, which decreases ...

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Bariatric surgery on an obese patient. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy led to a statistically significant reduction in epicardial fat thickness, a marker for atherosclerosis, 12 months after surgery.

Aetna Inc. and United Healthcare will now cover laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a newer method of bariatric surgery that is becoming increasingly popular as a treatment for morbid obesity, according ...

A single-fire stapler is safe and effective in patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), reducing both the operative time and the rate of 30-day readmissions, compared with a ...

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Five-year overall survival after laparoscopic distal gastrectomy for locally advanced gastric cancer is on par with that of open surgery, according to new data from the Chinese CLASS-01 trial.