Weight-loss surgery may halve risk of death in adults
Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestine to a small stomach pouch or (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass(RYGB)surgery).
Jan 17, 2018, 16:29 PM ISTWary about non-surgical weight loss treatments? Don't be, they're safe and effective, says study!
The research demonstrated that ESG is safe and effective in helping patients lead healthier lives and should be considered as another tool available to clinicians and patients in the fight against obesity.
May 07, 2017, 21:14 PM ISTDoctors successfully removes 11.5 kg adrenal tumour from 55-year-old man in Delhi
Doctors were successfully in removing a giant 11.5 kg adrenal tumour from a 55-year-old man, who had a body mass index (BMI) of 48 which is considered extremely obese and went for a weight-loss surgery.
Feb 21, 2017, 19:15 PM ISTWorld's most obese man dies after weight-loss surgery
A man believed to be the world's most obese passed away on Friday in Mexico, barely two months after undergoing a weight-loss surgery.
Dec 26, 2015, 10:20 AM IST