“I said this is the heaviest I’ve ever been, I’m taking control of my life today,” she said. Dawkins heard about a procedure called laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy that could drastically help with ...

Sodium polystyrene sulfonate associated with repeated gastric ulcers in hemodialysis patients suggests a case report ...

Some of the key market players operating in the laparoscopic devices market include Medtronic, Stryker, Shenzen Mindray Bio Medical Electronics Co., Ltd., Johnson & Johnson, Olympus, B. Braun ...

The following is a summary of “Long-term oncological outcomes of minimally invasive versus open gastrectomy for cancer,” published in the December 2024 issue of Surgery by Abboretti et al. Researchers ...

This systematic review and meta-analysis was designed to assess the comparative efficacy and safety of open portoenterostomy (OPE) and laparoscopic portoenterostomy (LPE) in managing this condition, ...

The JITAIs leverage wearable sensors to wirelessly link to devices like smartwatches to monitor patient behavior constantly. Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding is a weight-loss surgery where ...

Compression sleeves are the gold standard for treating lymphedema affecting your arms. Lymphedema occurs when lymph fluids accumulate in your arm, causing swelling that may cause pain and lead to ...

For years, he had been consuming drugs and dietary pills, however, he lost his metabolism and decided to undergo the gastric sleeve procedure. He believed that it was a better option than the lap ...

METHODS: An observational and descriptive study aimed at assessing the costs associated with laparoscopic vertical gastrectomy (GV) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in a federal public tertiary ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...