As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An older kind of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery could lead to severe complications over the long haul, Belgian researchers said Monday. The surgery works by placing a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. By Kathryn Doyle (Reuters Health) – - A study of real-world results among thousands of patients finds that gastric bypass surgery ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough. A petite surgical resident now aged 40, she began ...

Among weight-loss surgery options, gastric bypass comes with more complications shortly after surgery than gastric banding, but makes up for it with fewer long-term side effects and repeat operations, ...

Laparoscopic gastric banding is one of the least invasive weight loss surgeries available. Placing a band around your stomach can make you feel full with less food. Laparoscopic gastric banding ...

A long-term study by Monash University researchers - the first of its kind - has found that gastric band surgery has significant benefits for moderately overweight people with type 2 diabetes.

Singer-songwriter Jessica Clemmons struggled for more than a decade to lose weight. In desperation she had a gastric band fitted, but it proved a disaster. Then she discovered the real cause of her ...

Bariatric surgery is an effective long-term treatment for patients who suffer from morbid obesity, the incidence of which is increasing in North America. Laparoscopic gastric bypass and laparoscopic ...

Among Medicare beneficiaries undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric band surgery, reoperation was common, costly, and varied widely across hospital referral regions, according to a study. Among ...

Gastric bypass surgery is used to help people lose weight when eating and exercise aren’t enough. A new less invasive option, gastric banding, is helping people once scared off by the original Lap ...