A new study finds that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) effectively dissolves gallstones in 60% of patients after sleeve ...

After his insurance company refused to pay for a sleeve gastrectomy, Matthew Smith went south. Way south! This story is part ...

A long-term study finds that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leads to greater sustained weight loss and better GERD management than ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity at 10 years, according ...

Sleeve gastrectomy also significantly improves respiratory function and physical activity of individuals with obesity, as ...

Margaret Ward, 58, passed away in January following “19 months of hell” which began after the weight-loss operation in June ...

Adults who underwent gastric bypass had more excess BMI loss 10 years after surgery than those who had a sleeve gastrectomy. More adults in the sleeve gastrectomy group required a conversion ...

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 ...

A new study published in the Journal of American Medical Association focusing on Swiss Multicenter Bypass or Sleeve Study randomized clinical trial, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, showed ...

Local actress Gugu Gumede, recently revealed that she lost 30 kgs in just four months through sleeve gastrectomy, a surgical procedure for weight loss. The gastric sleeve, also called sleeve ...

A total gastrectomy means the doctor will remove your entire stomach. Sometimes they only need to take out part of your stomach. They’ll call this subtotal, or partial, gastrectomy. Even if ...