PERSPECTIVES The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) promotes better weight loss than laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) throughout a 5-year follow-up. Lower levels of total cholesterol, low-density ...

Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has ...

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher ...

HealthDay News — Black patients have a higher incidence of minor complications after metabolic and bariatric surgery, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society for ...

Nevertheless, the least invasive operation for obesity should be chosen, and gastric reduction plasty should be sufficient. A more extensive operation on the small intestine such as laparascopic ...