GLENDALE (KABC) There is no cutting involved in a new procedure called the "gastric sleeve." The most prominent types of weight-loss surgery are gastric bypass and the LAP-BAND. The general goal of ...

Covenant High Plains Surgery Center in Lubbock, Texas, has become the first in the region to perform a robotic gastric sleeve bariatric procedure using the Da Vinci X robot. The procedure was led by ...

GLP-1 initiation was common among patients who underwent bariatric surgery, especially sleeve gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the ...

The study, which included approximately 7,000 patients, found no significant differences in 4-year cumulative healthcare costs associated with the surgeries ($33,682 for sleeve gastrectomy, $33,948 ...