PHILADELPHIA — The shift from open bariatric surgery to laparoscopic surgery over the past decade has led to an increase in biliary disease, results from a retrospective study suggest. "Obviously, we ...

According to a new U.S. study, there was an increase in the number of laparoscopic bariatric procedures, an increase in the number of bariatric surgeons and a decrease of inhospital mortality rates ...

Bariatric surgery is an effective long-term treatment for patients who suffer from morbid obesity, the incidence of which is increasing in North America. Laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic ...

To assess the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) as treatment for morbid obesity. Estimates of procedure ...

The University of Ghana Medical Centre (UGMC) has successfully conducted Ghana’s first laparoscopic bariatric surgery, a significant breakthrough in the country’s medical landscape and efforts to ...

Cleveland Clinic Tradition Hospital in St. Port Lucie, Fla., has added Morgan Manasa, MD, according to a Feb. 1 report from South Florida Hospital News.  Dr. Manasa is a surgeon who specializes in ...

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If you think only obese people need bariatric surgery you are wrong Read this article to learn from a doctor who should ...