Weight-Loss Surgery
Sleeve gastrectomy Sleeve gastrectomy procedure (mostly performed laparoscopically) removes approximately 70% – 80% of the stomach, leaving a sleeve in place. The big benefit of this approach is that even though the volume is...
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Obesity: An Expanding Clinical Crisis
400 million obese people worldwide and growing. In recent decades, the consequences of obesity have drastically shifted from a social and cosmetic issue to a serious epidemiological and clinical concern. The World Health Organization...