The use of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has increased steadily over the past 10 years. A recent evaluation of its effectiveness by Carlin and colleagues suggests that this type of bariatric surgery ...

A sleeve gastrectomy, also called gastric sleeve surgery or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a weight loss (bariatric) surgery. This a gastric restrictive procedure, which is a type of weight loss ...

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 ...

Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass are two types of weight loss surgery. They are effective for weight loss and for managing metabolic disorders such as diabetes. Metabolic disorders disrupt the ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy after sleeve gastrectomy experienced a high prevalence of ...

Also called sleeve gastrectomy, this is a weight loss surgery that removes a large part of your stomach and leaves a small "sleeve” behind so you become less hungry and eat fewer calories. The gastric ...