What Is Gastric Bypass Surgery? Gastric bypass is a type of weight loss surgery used to treat obesity and related health conditions. It works by changing your stomach and small intestine in a way that ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a successful treatment for severe obesity, but patients who undergo the procedure can experience subsequent weight regain. Dilation of the gastrojejunal anastomosis has ...

ASHLEY: IN TONIGHT’S WOMAN’S DOCTOR, ENDOSCOPIC SLEEVE GASTROPLASTY, OR ESG. IT IS A NON-SURGICAL WEIGHT-LOSS PROCEDURE, IDEAL FOR MANY PATIENTS WHO DO NOT QUALIFY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY BECAUSE OF ...

Studies have reported cases of people developing autoimmune diseases like rheumatoid arthritis and lupus after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. But research is mixed as to whether there’s a link.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a weight loss surgery that makes your stomach smaller and reroutes your intestines. You feel full faster, so you eat less. It can also affect how you absorb calories and ...

GMA is an incisionless, minimally invasive endoscopic procedure. It targets the gastric fundus, the main site of ghrelin production – the so-called hunger hormone. By reducing ghrelin levels, patients ...

Laparoscopic wedge resection is recommended for GISTs larger than 4 cm due to higher complete resection rates. Endoscopic resection offers faster recovery and fewer postoperative symptoms, despite ...

Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass are weight loss surgeries that help you eat less by reducing the size of your stomach. They have several key differences in benefits, risks, and recovery. Bariatric ...

SAN DIEGO — Gastric peroral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) can be used to effectively treat the vast majority of patients with gastroparesis refractory to conventional therapy, two new studies show.

McKinney-based Texas Digestive Disease Consultants has added gastroenterologist James Haddad, MD, to its team. Dr. Haddad specializes in interventional endoscopy, including endoscopic ultrasound, ERCP ...