TRICARE offers options for beneficiaries struggling with weight Oct 1, 2009
For those who medically qualify, TRICARE covers gastric bypass, gastric stapling and gastroplasty procedures including vertical banded gastroplasty and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, commonly known as Lap-Band surgery. These procedures are covered for non-active duty beneficiaries who suffer from morbid obesity and meet specific medical criteria. (The Dolphin, CT)
ASK DR. H: No scar procedure shows promise Sep 24, 2009
Incisionless transoral gastroplasty, for folks in need of moderate weight loss, involves placing a vacuum device down the throat and into the stomach to bring the sides of the stomach together to be stapled without any incisions. Another example of NOTES weight reduction surgery is transvaginal sleeve gastrectomy, where the vagina is used as a portal of entry to remove 70 percent of the stomach. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Altered Micriobiome Prevalent In Diseased Esophagus Aug 21, 2009
(May 23, 2008) A new, noninvasive gastroplasty device to treat two separate disorders -- gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) and morbid obesity has recently been developed. Typically, operations for GERD or. (Science Daily)
Power Medical Interventions(r) Reports Second Quarter 2009 Financial Results Aug 12, 2009
Subsequent to the quarter end, PMI announced that the company's proprietary i60 Mid Cut Reload was used in a novel procedure known as laparoscopic vertical gastroplasty. This procedure is designed to combat obesity through a novel, less invasive surgical procedure which takes approximately 30 minutes to perform. (Primezone Releases)
Pacemakers Used To Help Children With Stomach Problems Aug 3, 2009
2, 2009) Physicians at Nationwide Children s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio are turning to a device typically used in adults with heart problems to help children with severe stomach conditions. In June, surgeons implanted a pacemaker in a 16-year-old patient with gastroparesis, a debilitating stomach condition that affects the way the body processes food. (Science Daily)
Weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk in women Jun 25, 2009
The majority of participants had vertical banded gastroplasty (commonly known as stomach stapling), in which the upper stomach is stapled to create a smaller pouch; some had adjustable gastric banding, in which a silicone band is placed around the top of the upper part of the stomach to restrict food intake. Fewer than 300 people in the study had gastric bypass surgery, a more dramatic technique in which the surgeon creates a golf-ball-shaped pouch to curb food intake. (CNN -- Health)
Study: Obesity surgery causes bones fracture risk Jun 17, 2009
Gastric bypass was performed in 90 percent of the subjects while 10 percent had either vertical banded gastroplasty or biliopancreatic diversion. Eighty-six of the subjects were women. (Xinhuanet, China)
Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients Jun 5, 2009
In another study, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center researchers used the procedure for a new incision-free weight-loss surgery, called transoral gastroplasty, that involves using a vacuum to bring together the sides of the stomach and then stapling them together to reduce food intake. Because the study is a U.S. Food and Drug Administration clinical trial, the researchers could not reveal the results, but they planned to show a video of the procedure at the conference. (MEDLINEplus)
New technique for scarless operations Jun 4, 2009
For the first time, NOTES was used for incisionless weight loss surgery known as Transoral Gastroplasty- the novel procedure, aimed at patients in need of intermediate weight loss. It involves placing a device into the stomach that uses a vacuum to bring the sides of the stomach together and stapling them without the necessity of making incisions in the abdominal wall. (India Times, India)
Complications and Costs for Obesity Surgery Declining Apr 29, 2009
According to Dr. Encinosa, the improvements are largely due to a combination of three factors -- increased use of laparoscopy, a technology that allows physicians to operate through small incisions; increased use of banding procedures without gastric bypass, such as vertical-banded gastroplasty and lap band; and increased surgeon experience arising from the growth in the number of bariatric surgeries performed by hospitals. For example, laparoscopy reduced the odds of having a complication by 30... (PR Newswire)
Study shows potential for resolving type 2 diabetes with bariatric surgery Mar 3, 2009
Researchers observed a progressive relationship of diabetes resolution and weight loss as a function of the operation performed: laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, gastroplasty, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion/duodenal switch (BPD/DS) ... 7% resolution, gastroplasty 79. (EurekAlert!)
