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

Erdem Hospital in Istanbul has announced the launch of a new pre-operative education program tailored specifically for ...

A soft robotic colonoscope add-on enhances patient safety and comfort with real-time pressure monitoring and redistribution, ...

Study comparing bariatric surgery to GLP-1 medications shows 24% total weight loss from surgery versus 4.7% from injectables, ...

Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 receptor agonists semaglutide or tirzepatide, at the end of two years, ...

Gastric sleeve surgery removes 80% of the stomach, helping 150,000 Americans annually lose 30% of body weight ...

Results: Twenty-two studies were included. Anastomotic leak rate was 8.51% in biliopancreatic diversion. 30-day reoperation rate was 1.14% in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and 1.16% in sleeve gastrectomy.

WAYNE, Pa., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced the publication of a new retrospective analysis of ...

J Clin Med. 2024;13 (5):1246. doi: 10.3390/jcm13051246 4 Thompson J, Dhar V, Hanseman D, et al. Anatomy-based laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy reduces gastroesophageal reflux disease compared to ...

WAYNE, Pa., May 13, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced the publication of a new retrospective analysis of ...

Sleeve gastrectomy is the most common weight-loss surgery in the U.S. 2 While the procedure is associated with a low rate of adverse events during and following surgery, a 2024 review of 109 ...