To assess the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) as treatment for morbid obesity. Estimates of procedure ...

The perioperative risk is similar and low for both laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB); therefore, that risk should not be a deciding factor in the ...

CHICAGO, Feb 21 (Reuters) - A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared ...

This study, based on information contained in two Swedish databases, provides information on the preferred timing of cholecystectomy in morbidly obese patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Three months after gastric bypass surgery, 51-year-old David Serber is thrilled. He feels and looks like a different person. "I've lost about 75 pounds. I feel good, my friend tells me I look good, I ...

Most people wanting to lose weight choose gastric bypass surgery, where the stomach is reduced to a small pouch. Of about five different types of procedures, gastric bypass has the best track record ...

Dr. Mohammad Khreis, a consultant in laparoscopic bariatric surgery, has earned the trust of patients locally, regionally, ...

Gastric banding is a surgical procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity that has been performed for over a decade worldwide. Since the approval of the Lap-Band ® System (Allergan Inc., Irvine, CA) ...

A study of the two most popular weight-loss surgeries found obese diabetics who had gastric bypass surgery lost 64 percent of their excess weight after a year, compared with 36 percent in those ...