Weight-loss surgeon loses licence in sex scandal Dec 13, 2008
Dr. Joffe performed gastroplasty on Patient D in 1999, the hearing was told, and during follow-up visits engaged her in sexual intercourse and oral sex, sometimes at Scarborough Hospital, where Dr. Joffe had hospital privileges. During a hearing recess, tears pooling along her dark lashes, Patient D said, "I thought I was the only one." Both she and Dr. Joffe were married when the abuse began, she said, and by the time it ended in 2006, so had her marriage. (Globe and Mail)
Some Pregnancy-Related Complications Minimized for Women Who Have Had Weight-Loss Surgery Nov 19, 2008
More than 50,000 women a year ages 18 to 45 undergo bariatric surgery procedures that include gastric bypass surgery, vertical-banded gastroplasty, and other inpatient weight-reduction procedures. Others have outpatient laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedures. (PR Newswire)
Weight-loss surgery, no cutting required Oct 21, 2008
In Mexico and Europe over the past two to three years, 98 patients have had the new weight-loss surgery, named Toga (for transoral gastroplasty). On average, those who have passed the one-year mark have lost about 40 percent of their excess weight. (International Herald Tribune)
Healthful Hints: Research shows gastric bypass surgery can help save lives Aug 19, 2008
Along with open-incision gastric bypass, also used were laparoscopic bypass, a more or less permanent vertical-banded gastroplasty, and simple banding that could be reversed more easily. Weight loss and survival were better with the more permanent types. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Device Blocking Stomach Nerve Signals Shows Promise In Obesity Jun 29, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 28, 2008) A new implantable medical device, developed in collaboration with Mayo Clinic researchers, shows promise as a reversible and less extreme alternative to existing bariatric surgeries, according to findings recently published in the journal Surgery. In a six-month open label trial involving three medical centers in Australia, Mexico and Norway, the 31 obese participants who received the vagal nerve blocking device, also called VBLOCTM vagal blocking therapy, lost an... (Science Daily)
Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery May 24, 2008
Dr. Roberto Fogel, of the Hospital de Clinicas Caracas, in Venezuela, presented the results of his pilot investigation of 12 teens, who underwent a surgery called endoluminal vertical gastroplasty, or EVG.. During the surgery, Fogel sutures the walls of the stomach, reducing the volume of the stomach but leaving a passageway for food. (MEDLINEplus)
Potential Remedies To Obesity And Its Health Threats May 23, 2008
Twelve adolescents between the ages of 14 and 17 underwent the Endolumial Vertical Gastroplasty (EVG) procedure ... (May 23, 2008) A new, noninvasive gastroplasty device to treat two separate disorders -- gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) and morbid obesity has recently been developed. (Science Daily)
Noninvasive Device For GERD, Obesity Developed May 23, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 23, 2008) A new, noninvasive gastroplasty device to treat two separate disorders gastroesophageal-reflux disease (GERD) and morbid obesity was reported today by its inventor, Charles J. Filipi, M.D., professor of surgery at Creighton University School of Medicine. See also. (Science Daily)
New 'thin pill' could replace surgery Mar 4, 2008
The pill could offer an alternative to stomach stapling - gastroplasty - in which a band or surgery is used to reduce the size of the stomach. This can result in weight loss of up to 7st in a year. (Telegraph.co.uk)
Bariatric Surgery for Obesity Oct 22, 2007
Vertical Banding Gastroplasty: A hole is made in both the front and the back walls of the stomach ... Vertical banding gastroplasty by itself is rarely performed today ... Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: A small gastric pouch is made with the top part of the stomach, just like with vertical banding gastroplasty. (Suite101.com)
Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Mortality in Sweden Aug 23, 2007
Maximum weight losses in the surgical subgroups were observed after 1 to 2 years: gastric bypass, 32%; vertical-banded gastroplasty, 25%; and banding, 20. After 10 years, the weight losses from baseline were stabilized at 25%, 16%, and 14%, respectively. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Readers share drastic slim-down methods Jul 10, 2007
I had Vertical Banded Gastroplasty in the early 80s. Jury is still out on whether it was worth it. (MSNBC -- Health)
Surgery for Weight Loss Jun 19, 2007
There are generally two types of procedures used for weight loss surgery: 1) restrictive procedures, which include gastric banding, gastric bypass, and vertical banded gastroplasty and 2) malabsorptive procedures, such as the biliopancreatic diversion and the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB). The first, restrictive procedures, limit the amount of food the stomach can hold or a part of the stomach is removed (ouch). (Suite101.com)
More of this story May 20, 2007
Dr. Chung Oh performed an older technique of bariatric surgery, vertical banded gastroplasty, at AMH for years ... Weight loss surgery is still commonly known as having one's stomach stapled, but the surgery has developed beyond the vertical banded gastroplasty technique in which part of the stomach, near the esophagus, is stapled to create a pouch and the pouch outlet is restricted to slow the emptying of food ... Gastric bypass, or Roux-en-Y, surgery advanced on vertical banded gastroplasty by... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Obesity Surgeries Have Jumped Dramatically Since 1998 Jan 17, 2007
The surgical procedures include gastric bypass operations, vertical-banded gastroplasty, and gastric banding or lapband. Doctors may recommend bariatric surgery for patients who have a Body Mass Index of 40 or greater -- a person who is 5 feet 2 inches tall and weighs 276 pounds, for example -- or a BMI of 35 or more for patients who have serious, obesity-related medical conditions such as type 2 diabetes or severe sleep apnea. (HealthNewsDigest.com)
