Surgical Techniques
Staging Weight Loss Surgery for the Morbidly Obese
A study has shown that a staged approach to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, in which high-risk, mobidly obese patients first undergo a procedure called laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG), greatly reduces operative risk and results in significant short-term weight loss. More...13 Apr 2004
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