The study, which included approximately 7,000 patients, found no significant differences in 4-year cumulative healthcare costs associated with the surgeries ($33,682 for sleeve gastrectomy, $33,948 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . During 15.5 months, 37 of 54 patients with sleeve gastrectomy group were listed for transplant. Overall, 20 of ...

Overall, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) was preferred when compared to sleeve gastrectomy or medical therapy in patients with severe obesity and type 2 diabetes of varying severity, an economic ...

Bariatric surgery patients who opted for sleeve gastrectomy saw a lower risk of death, a new study found. In a retrospective cohort study of nearly 100,000 Medicare patients with severe obesity, those ...

CHICAGO — A new, nonsurgical weight-loss procedure — which involves inserting a tube down a patient's throat and suturing the stomach — is safe and effective, a new study finds. During the procedure, ...