Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG), also known as stomach stapling, is a form of bariatric surgery for weight control. The VBG procedure involves using...

without use of the machine. Weight loss or Bariatric surgery: Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery or "stomach stapling", the upper part of the stomach...

A Collis gastroplasty is a surgical procedure performed when the surgeon desires to create a Nissen fundoplication, but the portion of esophagus inferior...

diabetes. Vertical banded gastroplasty was more commonly used in the 1980s, and is not typically performed in the 21st century. In the vertical banded gastroplasty...

Sleeve gastrectomy or vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is a surgical weight-loss procedure, typically performed laparoscopically, in which approximately 75...

cuts in the abdomen. Laparoscopic surgery, also called minimally invasive procedure, bandaid surgery, or keyhole surgery, is a modern surgical technique...

Himpens J, Favretti F (1994). "Laparoscopic gastroplasty for morbid obesity". The British Journal of Surgery. 81 (10): 1524. doi:10.1002/bjs.1800811042...

undergone LSG. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery Intragastric balloon Sleeve gastrectomy surgery Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery Lopez-Nava, Gontrand;...

Occasionally after gastric surgery Abnormal barium swallow or barium meal Confirmation of celiac disease (via biopsy) Treatment (banding/sclerotherapy) of esophageal...

including gallstones, inflammatory strictures (scars), leaks (from trauma and surgery), and cancer. ERCP can be performed for diagnostic and therapeutic reasons...

cirrhosis. Although it was originally used to predict mortality during surgery, it is now used to determine the prognosis, as well as the required strength...

Inguinal hernia surgery is an operation to repair a weakness in the abdominal wall that abnormally allows abdominal contents to slip into a narrow tube...

the first vertical banded gastroplasty surgery in 1980.: 39–46  He was the founder of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and...

Gastric bypass surgery refers to a technique in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch, where the...

Bariatric surgery Adjustable gastric band Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty Gastric bypass surgery Sleeve gastrectomy Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery Collis...

James Hogarth Pringle in 1908. The Pringle manoeuvre is used during liver surgery and in some cases of severe liver trauma to minimize blood loss. For short...

because studies showed that patients did not benefit from the more extensive surgery. At the very beginning of the procedure, after the surgeons have gained...

hole through the wall of the colon that may require repeat colonoscopy or surgery. Signs of a serious complication requiring urgent or emergent medical attention...

Anti-inflammatory Drugs in Major Gastrointestinal Surgery: A Prospective, Multicenter Cohort Study". World Journal of Surgery. 41 (1): 47–55. doi:10.1007/s00268-016-3727-3...

Appendectomy may be performed laparoscopically (as minimally invasive surgery) or as an open operation. Over the 2010s, surgical practice has increasingly...

Digestive system surgery, or gastrointestinal surgery, can be divided into upper GI surgery and lower GI surgery. Upper gastrointestinal surgery, often referred...

of the intestinal wall by the instrument, which could require immediate surgery to repair the tear; in addition, removal of a polyp may sometimes lead...

or laparoscopic Nissen fundoplication when performed via laparoscopic surgery, is a surgical procedure to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...

poison or overdosed on a drug such as ethanol. They may also be used before surgery, to clear the contents of the digestive tract before it is opened. Apart...

intraperitoneal injection of OK-432". Journal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery. 11 (6): 426–429. doi:10.1007/s00534-004-0921-8. PMID 15619020. Lucas CJ...

Mechanical lithotripsy Ultrasonic lithotripsy : safer for small stones (<10 mm) Surgery was the only method to remove stones too large to pass until French surgeon...

December 2017). "Detecting Bile Reflux—the Enigma of Bariatric Surgery". Obesity Surgery. 28 (2): 559–566. doi:10.1007/s11695-017-3026-6. PMID 29230622...

Peritoneal dialysis is not possible in those with significant prior abdominal surgery or inflammatory bowel disease. It requires some degree of technical skill...

risk of early mortality and surgery for intestinal ischaemia was associated with a two times greater chance of futile surgery. These findings suggest that...

enema as an adjunct in the treatment of pseudomembranous enterocolitis". Surgery. 44 (5): 854–859. PMID 13592638. Borody TJ, George L, Andrews P, Brandl...