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For many patients, weight loss surgery provides long term weight loss with improvement of health and quality...
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Sleeve Gastrectomy procedure involves removing the lateral 2/3rds of the stomach with a stapling device.
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In Gastric Bypass procedure, a small stomach pouch is created to restrict food intake. Next, a Y-shaped section of the small intestine...
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In Adjustable gastric banding procedure, a hollow band made of special material is placed around the stomach...
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The appendix is a narrow, muscular, worm-like outgrowth from the caecal part of the large intestine. It is also called the vermiform appendix due to its worm-like shape. It is usually about four inches long.
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The thyroid is a 2-inch-long, butterfly-shaped gland weighing less than an ounce. Located in the front of the neck below the larynx, or voice box, it is composed of two lobes, one on each side of the trachea or windpipe.
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Most women with breast cancer have some type of surgery. Operations for local treatment include breast-conserving surgery, mastectomy, and axillary (armpit) lymph node sampling and removal.
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The stomach is a hollow, muscular dilated segment of the digestive system that lies between the esophagus and the small intestine. It is on the left side of the upper abdomen. It is a 'j'-shaped organ, with two openings-the esophageal...
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Gallbladder is a pear shaped organ located below liver which stores bile, produced by the liver. Bile is a watery, yellow-green fluid made by liver to digest fat.
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A hernia is a weakness or defect in the abdominal wall. It may be present from birth, or develop over a period of time. If the defect is large enough, abdominal contents such as the bowels, may protrude through the defect causing...
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