Sleeve gastrectomy was performed more than any other gastric bypass surgery in Michigan in 2012, according to research published in JAMA. This makes sleeve gastrectomy the most common choice for ...

As people begin investigating surgical weight-loss options, one of the first questions to arise is "what procedure is best for me?" One procedure emerging as the frontrunner in bariatric surgery is ...

Bariatric surgery is the most effective means of dealing with severe obesity. But there are several types of surgery which involve more, or less, alterations of the gastrointestinal tract. Choosing ...

Adults with Type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose (sugar) control two years after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy than do patients who receive standard medical diabetes care without ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or ...

MAYFIELD TOWNSHIP, Michigan — Every Wednesday, Debra Slocum is up to her elbows in pounds of potatoes and mounds of chicken — but for the first time in the busy grandmother’s life, her only interest ...

Many of us have struggled with our weight at one time or another. While most can get to a healthy weight with diet and exercise, bariatric surgery may be an option for those who are very obese and ...

Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) initially was used as a stage of more complicated bariatric procedures: the first step of duodenal switch (DS) [1-4]. Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has been ...

Women who have had gastric sleeve surgery to lose weight may want to consider limiting the number of alcoholic drinks they consume post-surgery. A new study found that after undergoing sleeve ...