Gastrectomy is a type of major surgery to remove part or all of the stomach. Surgeons most commonly perform the procedure to treat stomach cancer. The amount or part of the stomach surgeons remove ...

Vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) is a type of bariatric surgery. The procedure aims to promote weight loss and improve overall health in people who have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 and above.

Approximately 1 in 11 adults in the United States have severe obesity. For some people, obesity can lead to serious health conditions despite dieting, exercise, and medications. When other weight loss ...

Background: Metastatic gastric adenocarcinoma is an incurable condition. Despite the recently reported benefits of chemotherapies, the prognosis of advanced gastric cancer remains poor. The role of ...

Credit: Getty Images Our easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of weight loss surgical procedures, such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians ...

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 ...

Constipation is a very common side effect of gastric sleeve surgery. During a gastric sleeve procedure, surgeons remove around 80% of your stomach. This drastic change in the anatomy of your stomach ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Endoscopic bariatric surgery within the past few years ...

Over a four-year period, Ronnie Burbank gained about 100 pounds as he endured multiple cancer treatments and recovered from colorectal cancer. "As I got heavier it started creating physical issues,” ...