Gastric Bypass Surgery Riskiest for Those Who Need It Most

Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Flu | 308 views No Comments »

The same health risks that make morbidly obese patients eligible for gastric bypass surgery also leave them susceptible to complications during and after the surgery, a study of 335 patients ... Read more..

Are There Risks Associated With Gastric Bypass Surgery?

Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Flu | 316 views No Comments »

Yes. People who undergo this procedure are at risk for: Pouch stretching (stomach gets bigger overtime, stretching back to its normal size before surgery). Band erosion (the band closing off part of ... Read more..

Weight Loss: Gastric Bypass Operations

Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Flu | 238 views No Comments »

Gastric bypass operations combine the creation of a small stomach pouch to restrict food intake and construction of bypasses of the duodenum and other segments of the small intestine to ... Read more..

Laparoscopic Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding Study

Monday, December 10th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Banding | 93 views No Comments »

Laparoscopic Swedish Adjustable Gastric Banding: 6-year Follow-up and Comparison to Other Laparoscopic Bariatric Procedures The advantages of laparoscopy over open surgery are well known. The aim of this study was to compare our results ... Read more..

After Gastric Bypass: Drunk Faster?

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Stomach News | 106 views No Comments »

June 14, 2007 –– Patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery to lose weight already know they have to watch how much they eat after the operation to keep that weight off. Now, ... Read more..

Gastric Bypass May Beat Gastric Bands

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Stomach News | 121 views No Comments »

July 17, 2006 -- Gastric bypass may work better, with fewer complications, than gastric banding for severely obese patients, doctors report in the Archives of Surgery. That finding comes from Wilbur Bowne, ... Read more..

More Teens Are Undergoing Obesity Surgery

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Stomach News | 89 views No Comments »

Although they represent fewer than 1 percent of all the bariatric procedures done, the number of teens having the operation has tripled in three years, a new study found. "The number ... Read more..

Painkiller Update: What You Need to Know

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Stomach News | 99 views No Comments »

Aug. 19, 2005 - A Texas jury has awarded $253.4 million dollars to the widow of a 59-year-old man who took the popular painkiller Vioxx, finding the drug's manufacturer Merck & Co. ... Read more..

Weight Loss Surgeries Increase Sixfold

Saturday, December 8th, 2007 Posted in Stomach News | 75 views No Comments »

May 30, 2006 -- There was a nearly sixfold increase in the number of weight loss surgeries performed in the U.S. between 1998 and 2002, a new study shows. Roughly 14,000 gastric ... Read more..

Stomach Cancer Treatment

Wednesday, December 5th, 2007 Posted in Stomach Cancer | 84 views No Comments »

The treatment of stomach cancer depends on the results of tests and your overall health. People with advanced heart and lung disease may not tolerate aggressive therapy. In many cases, the stomach ... Read more..