Healthful Hints: Research shows gastric bypass surgery can help save lives Aug 19, 2008
Along with open-incision gastric bypass, also used were laparoscopic bypass, a more or less permanent vertical-banded gastroplasty, and simple banding that could be reversed more easily. Weight loss and survival were better with the more permanent types. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signals Shows Promise In Obesity Jun 29, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 28, 2008) A new implantable medical device, developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic researchers, shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to findings recently published in the journal Surgery. In a six-month open label trial involving three medical centers in Australia, Mexico and Norway, the 31 obese participants who received the vagal nerve blocking device, also called VBLOCTM vagal blocking therapy, lost an... (Science Daily)
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery May 24, 2008
Dr. Roberto Fogel, of the Hospital de Clinicas Caracas, in Venezuela, presented the results of his pilot investigation of 12 teens, who underwent a surgery called endoluminal vertical gastroplasty, or EVG.. During the surgery, Fogel sutures the walls of the stomach, reducing the volume of the stomach but leaving a passageway for food. (MEDLINEplus)
Noninvasive Device For GERD, Obesity Developed May 23, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 23, 2008) A new, noninvasive gastroplasty device to treat two separate disorders gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) and morbid obesity was reported today by its inventor, Charles J. Filipi, M.D., professor of surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine. See also. (Science Daily)
Potential Remedies To Obesity And Its Health Threats May 23, 2008
Twelve adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 underwent the Endolumial Vertical Gastroplasty (EVG) procedure ... (May 23, 2008) A new, noninvasive gastroplasty device to treat two separate disorders -- gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) and morbid obesity has recently been developed. (Science Daily)
New 'thin pill' could replace surgery Mar 4, 2008
The pill could offer an alternative to stomach stapling - gastroplasty - in which a band or surgery is used to reduce the size of the stomach. This can result in weight loss of up to 7st in a year. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Oct 22, 2007
Vertical Banding Gastroplasty: A hole is made in both the front and the back walls of the stomach ... Vertical banding gastroplasty by itself is rarely performed today ... Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A small gastric pouch is made with the top part of the stomach, just like with vertical banding gastroplasty. (Suite101.com)
Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Sweden Aug 23, 2007
Maximum weight losses in the surgical subgroups were observed after 1 to 2 years: gastric bypass, 32%; vertical-banded gastroplasty, 25%; and banding, 20. After 10 years, the weight losses from baseline were stabilized at 25%, 16%, and 14%, respectively. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Readers share drastic slim-down methods Jul 10, 2007
I had Vertical Banded Gastroplasty in the early 80s. Jury is still out on whether it was worth it. (MSNBC -- Health)
Surgery for Weight Loss Jun 19, 2007
There are generally two types of procedures used for weight loss surgery: 1) restrictive procedures, which include gastric banding, gastric bypass, and vertical banded gastroplasty and 2) malabsorptive procedures, such as the biliopancreatic diversion and the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB). The first, restrictive procedures, limit the amount of food the stomach can hold or a part of the stomach is removed (ouch). (Suite101.com)
More of this story May 20, 2007
Dr. Chung Oh performed an older technique of bariatric surgery, vertical banded gastroplasty, at AMH for years ... Weight loss surgery is still commonly known as having one's stomach stapled, but the surgery has developed beyond the vertical banded gastroplasty technique in which part of the stomach, near the esophagus, is stapled to create a pouch and the pouch outlet is restricted to slow the emptying of food ... Gastric bypass, or Roux-en-Y, surgery advanced on vertical banded gastroplasty by... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Obesity Surgeries Have Jumped Dramatically Since 1998 Jan 17, 2007
The surgical procedures include gastric bypass operations, vertical-banded gastroplasty, and gastric banding or lapband. Doctors may recommend bariatric surgery for patients who have a Body Mass Index of 40 or greater -- a person who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 276 pounds, for example -- or a BMI of 35 or more for patients who have serious, obesity-related medical conditions such as type 2 diabetes or severe sleep apnea. (HealthNewsDigest.com)
The Truth About Obesity Surgery Nov 30, 2006
Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: This was the first kind of weigh-loss surgery to become popular and is commonly known as stomach stapling. Basically, the surgeon creates a smaller tubular stomach with a special stapler, and its outlet, which is tightened, with a non-adjustable band. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Gastric Surgery Reduces Blood Pressure Long-Term Mar 22, 2006
The study involved a chart review of 347 patients who underwent gastric bypass or vertical-banded gastroplasty at the researchers' institution between 1992 and 2001. The average body mass index before surgery in the two groups was 55. (MEDLINEplus)
Obesity Surgery Rules Expand Feb 23, 2006
Previously, Medicare only covered gastric bypass surgery and vertical banded gastroplasty, a surgery that reduces stomach volume with a band and staples. Now the government-run entity has made more options available to severely obese patients who are over 65 or disabled. (Red Herring)
Medicare Expands Coverage for Lifesaving Obesity Surgery Feb 22, 2006
Medicare's previous policy only covered gastric bypass surgery and vertical banded gastroplasty for obesity, and only if the surgery was used to correct an illness "which caused the obesity or was aggravated by the obesity." Coverage was decided from region to region. The new coverage policy is binding on all Medicare contractors and no local coverage policy may be inconsistent. (PR Newswire)
