Sleeve gastrectomy was performed more than any other gastric bypass surgery in Michigan in 2012, according to research published in JAMA. This makes sleeve gastrectomy the most common choice for ...

Women who have had gastric sleeve surgery to lose weight may want to consider limiting the number of alcoholic drinks they consume post-surgery. A new study found that after undergoing sleeve ...

Adults with Type 2 diabetes achieve better blood glucose (sugar) control two years after undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy than do patients who receive standard medical diabetes care without ...

In an analysis comparing bariatric surgery vs. obesity drugs in patients with diabetes and obesity, surgery was tied to lower ...

As people begin investigating surgical weight-loss options, one of the first questions to arise is "what procedure is best for me?" One procedure emerging as the frontrunner in bariatric surgery is ...

A sleeve gastrectomy is an option for weight-loss patients who may not be able to have the tradition gastric bypass because of health problems. Dawn-Marie Ennis is learning all she can from Deb Creech ...

The use of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy has increased steadily over the past 10 years. A recent evaluation of its effectiveness by Carlin and colleagues suggests that this type of bariatric surgery ...

Bariatric surgery is the most effective means of dealing with severe obesity. But there are several types of surgery which involve more, or less, alterations of the gastrointestinal tract. Choosing ...

Q: I feel like I've tried every diet, and no matter what, I just can't seem to lose weight. A friend who had a surgery that removed part of her stomach was finally able to lose 65 pounds. I wonder if ...