News tagged with gastric bypass
Our microbes, ourselves
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Jan 19, 2009 |
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In terms of diversity and sheer numbers, the microbes occupying the human gut easily dwarf the billions of people inhabiting the Earth. Numbering in the tens of trillions and representing many thousands of ...
Study finds low short-term risks after bariatric surgery for extreme obesity
Jul 30, 2009 |
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Short-term complications and death rates were low following bariatric surgery to limit the amount of food that can enter the stomach, decrease absorption of food or both, according to the Longitudinal Assessment of Bariatric ...
Study examines outcomes of gastric bypass surgery in morbidly obese and superobese patients
Apr 20, 2009 |
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Superobese gastric bypass patients appear to have improvements in quality of life and obesity-related co-existing conditions, and despite losing weight remain obese after surgery, according to a report in the April issue ...
Obesity linked to hormone imbalance that impacts sexual quality of life
Mar 03, 2009 |
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Hormonal changes and diminished sexual quality of life among obese men are related to the degree of obesity, and both are improved after gastric bypass surgery according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine ...
Surgical study highlights pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity
Nov 18, 2008 |
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Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the ...
Robotic surgery lowers risk of a rare but serious complication of gastric bypass
Sep 24, 2008 |
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The use of a robot to assist with the most commonly performed weight-loss surgery appears to significantly lower a patient's risk of developing a rare but serious complication, according to a study published in the most recent ...
Study identifies factors associated with poor weight loss after gastric bypass surgery
Sep 15, 2008 |
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Individuals with diabetes and those whose stomach pouches are larger appear less likely to successfully lose weight after gastric bypass surgery, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of Surgery.
How gastric bypass rapidly reverses diabetes symptoms
Sep 02, 2008 |
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A report in the September Cell Metabolism, a publication of Cell Press, offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days. It als ...
Study links gastric bypass surgery to increased risk of kidney stones
Jun 26, 2008 |
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[B]Procedure associated with kidney stone formation earlier than previously reported[/B] CHICAGO (June 26, 2008) – Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric byp ...
