New Procedure Uses No Incisions Sep 16, 2008
One woman had gastric bypass surgery in 1999. Her stomach stretched a bit since then so she went in for another procedure to fix that. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Gastric Bypass Results Mixed, Study Finds Sep 16, 2008
-- More than 200,000 Americans underwent a gastric bypass operation last year to treat their obesity ... For many, the weight loss following gastric bypass is dramatic -- the average patient loses around 75 to 80 percent of his or her excess body weight after just one year ... Researchers studying more than 300 people who underwent gastric bypass found that 12 percent had poor weight loss -- shedding an average of 32 percent of their excess body weight. (KERO 23, CA)
Irish coach Weis plans to wait for surgery on knee Sep 16, 2008
He said the cane is a grim reminder of the complications he had after undergoing gastric bypass surgery in 2002, when internal bleeding forced him to undergo surgery again two days later and kept him in intensive care for nearly two weeks. He was in a wheelchair briefly, then used a similar cane. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Weight-Loss Surgery Requires Discipline Sep 16, 2008
This 58-year-old retired teacher from Brooklyn had been the heaviest kid in kindergarten, heavy my whole life, she said, until she underwent gastric bypass surgery in May 2004 and lost 128 pounds in less than a year ... Ann Ellis, also from Brooklyn, said that after her gastric bypass in August 2002, she lost 125 of the 250 pounds she was carrying on her 5-foot frame, but her weight now hovers around 160 ... And in gastric bypass surgery, sugary foods usually cause diarrhea. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Weight-Loss Surgery Weighed as Diabetes Prescription Sep 16, 2008
In another study, a U.S. team compared two groups of obese patients -- one that had gastric bypass surgery and one that did not and followed them for an average of seven years. Deaths from diabetes were 92 percent lower among patients who had the surgery. (MEDLINEplus)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Less Helpful for Diabetics Sep 16, 2008
13 Nov 2002, Richmond, Virginia, USA --- Linda Hay, weighing 314 pounds, prepares for gastric bypass surgery ... It's often considered a last resort for the severely overweight and obese, but gastric bypass surgery can be a lifesaver for one group of overweight patients those with diabetes ... That's part of the reason why gastric bypass is now the most commonly performed weight-loss surgery in the U.S., with nearly 140,000 procedures done each year. (Time.com)
Gastric Bypass Beats Band Sep 16, 2008
Gastric bypass surgery is more likely to result in successful weight loss, both short and long term, than is gastric banding, according to one of the first head-to-head comparisons of the two most commonly used surgeries in obese patients ... Although evidence supports a faster weight loss with gastric bypass, 3 years after surgery the results of bypass and banding were the same, Puzziferri and her colleagues note ... To better understand how outcomes compare for the two procedures, Puzziferri's... (Newsmax)
Weight training Sep 13, 2008
Doctors had already warned him he faced gastric bypass surgery: I knew I had to do something, for my health, he said. He decided the school was it. (Globe and Mail)
Fat? Dieting won't help, only surgery Sep 9, 2008
In Britain, a gastric band operation costs the NHS about 5,500 pounds and a gastric bypass costs about 9,000 pounds. "About one in four people in Britain is obese and this is projected to rise to 60 percent of men and 50 percent of women by 2050," Batterham is quoted as saying in The Independent. (India Times, India)
Lawrence Memorial Hospital surgeon to host live chat on WBZ Sept. 10 Sep 9, 2008
Both lap-band and gastric bypass surgeries are performed at LMH.. During the live chat, Randall will discuss the various options available for those considering weight loss surgery. (Medford Transcript, MA)
Call for more obesity surgery Sep 9, 2008
Clinical researchers told the meeting that the gastric bypass operation, which makes the stomach smaller and removes part of the bowel, was the only effective treatment for obesity. It can also cure type-2 diabetes, the most serious complication of being very overweight. (Financial Times)
Does weight loss surgery lower the risk of getting cancer? Sep 8, 2008
The researchers at McGill University in Montreal studied nearly 6,800 very obese people and found that weight loss surgery, including gastric bypass and gastric banding, can cut the risk of some cancer by as much as 80 percent. The strongest evidence was for breast and colon cancer risk reduction, but there was also a trend toward reduction in other cancers. (Boston Globe)
Tenet Healthcare receives 214 Cigna HealthCare quality designations Sep 6, 2008
Atlanta Medical Center (Atlanta, Ga): Gastric Bypass and Spinal Fusion ... Cypress Fairbanks Medical Center (Houston): Laparoscopic Gall Bladder Removal, Gastric Bypass, Heart Attack, Adult Pneumonia, Stroke and Vaginal Delivery. (Dallas Business Journal, TX)
How Weight Loss Surgery Helps Diabetes Sep 5, 2008
(WebMD) Obese diabetes patients who have gastric bypass weight loss surgery often show dramatic improvement in blood sugar control within days, long before significant weight loss occurs ... "It is increasingly clear that the intestine is not just a conduit for food transit," gastric bypass surgeon Francesco Rubino, MD, tells WebMD. "We now know that it is also a very important organ for the regulation of glucose." ... Because weight loss alone cannot explain the rapid remission of disease in... (CBS News)
How Gastric Bypass Rapidly Reverses Diabetes Symptoms Sep 4, 2008
3, 2008) A recent report offers new evidence to explain why those who undergo gastric bypass surgery often show greater control of their diabetes symptoms within days ... In addition to removing about two-thirds of the stomach, gastric bypass in effect produces a "double intestine," said Gilles Mithieux of Institut National de la Sante et de la Recherche Medicale in France ... Gastric bypass lost its insulin-sensitizing benefits in those GLUT-2-deficient mice. (Science Daily)
Gastric Bypass Anatomy Leads to Diabetes Control Sep 4, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rapid and substantial control of diabetes seen after gastric bypass surgery is due, at least in part, to the intestinal rearrangement involved in the procedure, the results of an animal study suggest. Besides removing a substantial portion of the stomach, gastric bypass also attaches the output of the stomach to the lower intestines ... The increase in intestinal glucose formation was only noted with gastric bypass, not with gastric banding, which doesn't re-route... (MEDLINEplus)
Weight-loss surgery saves lives, studies find Sep 2, 2008
In a gastric bypass, the stomach is sewn shut to reduce its capacity to three or four ounces, and the intestines are connected directly to the newly created pouch, bypassing part of the area where food absorption occurs ... One-third underwent gastric bypass, while the rest had a form of banding ... In the second study, Dr. Ted D. Adams of the University of Utah School of Medicine and his colleagues compared 7,925 obese patients who underwent gastric bypass surgery with an equal number of... (Yahoo News -- Obesity)
For Your Benefit: VA needs vets' insurance Sep 1, 2008
Will VA pay for lap band surgery or gastric bypass surgery. Lap band surgery is not an approved procedure for the VA. The VA does offer gastric bypass surgery for those veterans who meet the necessary criteria; however, not all VA medical facilities perform this surgery ... Veterans interested in gastric bypass surgery would need to inquire at the VA Medical Center at 433-0600 to see if the necessary criteria can be met for procedure and, if allowed, where and when it could be performed. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
HEALTH BLOG: Digging into the latest cancer studies Aug 28, 2008
Can gastric bypass surgery cut cancer risk ... Over the five years following the procedure, gastric bypass patients had 85% fewer breast cancers and 70% fewer colon cancers compared to obese patients the same age who had not undergone the operation, the. (USA Today -- Money)
The road to recovery continues Aug 28, 2008
He reminded me that it has been exactly one year since he underwent gastric bypass surgery ... After trying and failing with several different weight loss methods, Ben made the difficult decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. (Columbia Daily Herald, TN)
Faxton-St. Lukes noted for performance improvement Aug 27, 2008
Michele Desrochers, who was staying at the St. Luke s campus Tuesday after a successful gastric bypass surgery the day before, said she noticed the good service at the hospital. Everyone here was very kind and very affirmative, said Desrochers, a town of Lake Pleasant resident who works at a hospital in Gloversville. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Newsweek: Is there a surgical cure for diabetes? Aug 26, 2008
Can Gastric Bypass Surgery Cure Diabetes ... He also thinks he's found a cure, which happens to be his specialty: gastric bypass ... Rubino started pondering this problem in 1999, when he was a young surgeon doing gastric bypass for patients who needed it solely for the purpose of. (MSNBC -- Health)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Reverses Metabolic Syndrome Aug 26, 2008
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk of heart disease, stroke and diabetes, in extremely obese patients can be cured by gastric bypass surgery, according to the findings from a new study ... The study group included 180 patients who underwent gastric bypass and 157 patients who did not undergo the procedure, either because they declined surgery, were denied coverage by insurance providers, or did not maintain lifestyle interventions... (MEDLINEplus)
Like the Taste of Chalk? You're in Luck--Humans May Be Able to Taste Calcium Aug 23, 2008
When they slapped my hand to make me stop, I just said: "It's good!" Four years ago I had roux n y gastric bypass surgery and lost 100 lbs ... 30% of patients who have gastric bypass surgery end up developing hypoparathyroidism ... I am supposed to take no more than six 250 mg. of calcium plus vitamin D tablets per day since my roux n y gastric bypass surgery four years ago. (Scientific American)
The miracle weightloss thatoftenisnt Aug 19, 2008
And so in March 2005, Wells underwent a laparoscopic gastric bypass ... Weight loss surgeries are poised to become even more popular in the wake of findings that gastric bypass and banding can send type 2 diabetes into remission in many people ... Few randomized, controlled studies (the gold standard of research) have been performed comparing gastric bypass with nonsurgical weight loss therapy. (MSNBC -- Health)
Healthful Hints: Research shows gastric bypass surgery can help save lives Aug 19, 2008
A big question in medicine, like life, is always whether what you are doing is worth it, be it keeping someone alive longer, treating their acne or doing gastric bypass surgery ... 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 ... The second study was a retrospective one that looked back at results of just gastric bypass in 9,949 subjects from 1984 to 2002,... (Winona Daily News, MN)
Positive outlook helps former 'half-ton man' through hard times Aug 17, 2008
To get him out of his house so he could have lifesaving gastric bypass surgery, workers had to cut out a bedroom wall so he could be extracted from his home in Valentine ... Four years after his gastric bypass surgery, the Nebraska man who once weighed more than 1,000 pounds says he was 540 pounds in May, the last time he was weighed. (Columbus Telegram, NE)
Obesity surgery numbers skyrocket: study Aug 17, 2008
Study leader Fiona Smith, a PhD candidate at the university, said the technique had a better safety profile than the other most common procedure, gastric bypass ... "Patients who underwent the less common gastric bypass procedure were more likely to be readmitted within 30 days of their operation.". (The Age)
Parents answer to child obesity Aug 17, 2008
The growing number of children who are undergoing gastric bypass surgery is more evidence of the severity of the problem. Parents have a number of resources to which they can turn to help their children get proper exercise, like the Suffolk YMCA's Healthy Lifestyles program. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
Former half-ton man uses humor to cope Aug 16, 2008
He had gastric bypass surgery and was 540 pounds in May ... Deuel weighed 1,072 pounds in 2004, and in order for him to have lifesaving gastric bypass surgery, a bedroom wall had to be cut out so he could be extracted from his home in Valentine. (CNN -- Health)
Weight Wobbles For Former Half-Ton Man Aug 16, 2008
Deuel weighed almost 1,100 pounds in 2004, and he had to have his bedroom wall cut open so he could be hospitalized for lifesaving gastric bypass surgery. By late 2006 he was down to 370 pounds, but when he stepped on a scale in May he was back up to 540. (Click2Houston, TX)
Love for Daughters Motivates Man's 300+ Pound Weight Loss Aug 15, 2008
A few years ago, he had gastric bypass surgery and dropped more than 300 pounds. His motivation behind that astounding weight loss is his two young daughters who said they were embarrassed for him and that his weight prevented him from participating in family activities. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Almost $900K coming to ECU grant winners Aug 11, 2008
The grants, which total $427,000 for 19 projects that range from gastric bypass and diabetes research to biofeedback and reflexology, were funded by the Division of Research and Graduate Studies. The grants typically help researchers generate data and findings that are in turn used to net external grants. (The Daily Reflector)
Rock Music Menu: Nineties revived for a night Aug 10, 2008
What does a harmonica wielding singer who had gastric bypass surgery need a Taser and night goggles for. Find out for yourself tonight at Penn's Landing. (The Delaware County Times, PA)
New Mayor Hoffman enjoys public service Aug 6, 2008
Since then, he has undergone gastric bypass surgery and has lost nearly 180 pounds. He s been able to keep the weight off. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
462-Pound Teen Says Food Addiction Is 'Killing Me' Aug 2, 2008
Davis was encouraged to try the program in North Carolina because her doctors believe she is too young for weight-loss medication or gastric bypass surgery. Davis said she turned to food for comfort after her father died from emphysema. (Fox News)
SAIF told to pay for weight-loss surgery Jul 31, 2008
The Oregon Court of Appeals rules an obese man's gastric bypass is covered to treat his knee injured at work Thursday, July 31, 2008 ANNE SAKER The Oregonian Staff ... "Gastric bypass is very extreme surgery, and you have to be pretty grossly obese to have it," Moore said. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Leaving the Folds Jul 30, 2008
After a Gastric Bypass, Some Formerly Obese Patients Need a Riskier Surgery To Shed Excess Skin. By Ranit MishoriSpecial to The Washington Post Tuesday, May 30, 2006; Page HE01. (Yahoo News -- Cosmetic Treatments and Surgery)
What You Can Expect With Gastric By... Jul 30, 2008
What You Can Expect With Gastric Bypass Surgery: Bariatric Surgery Specifics ... What You Can Expect With Gastric Bypass Surgery ... What You Can Expect With Gastric Bypass Surgery. (Suite101.com)
Gastric Bypass Surgery Options Jul 30, 2008
When choosing gastric bypass, you need to know your options. There are a few different options for those who are looking into gastric bypass surgery ... Gastric bypass surgery is the most common of the four options. (Suite101.com)
'Fattest ballerina' Jul 29, 2008
Voigt has since had gastric bypass surgery and lost more than 130 pounds ... Gastric bypass seemed like the right thing to do. (CNN)
Bariatric patients have 65% lower chance of complications at top hospitals: HealthGrades study Jul 29, 2008
HealthGrades study analyzed the outcomes of the most common, including traditional open surgical gastric bypass procedures as well as newer, less invasive procedures such as "lap-banding" and laparoscopic gastric bypass. Complications associated with gastric bypass surgery accounted for the highest rise in complications, increasing 17 percent ... From 2004 through 2006, open gastric bypass procedures declined by 81. (EurekAlert!)
"Saturday Slim-Down": 3 Viewers Trying It Jul 27, 2008
Karla, 38, of Brooklyn, N.Y. She lost 190 pounds after a gastric bypass operation a year ago. She bike-rides 12 miles, three times a week, but still can't shed the last 30 pounds she wants to. (CBS News)
SEARCH NARROWS... Jul 22, 2008
Jonathan Martin's Blog: McCain closes in on VP - Politico. s a wonderful person. (The Drudge Report)
A Spot On Portrait Jul 20, 2008
At the novel's onset, he has been dropped by two girlfriends, is regaining weight despite having undergone gastric bypass surgery, lives in a messy Hayes Valley flat and is at odds with his adopted parents, Fairfax hippies who would rather he be doing just about anything but "financial services.". "I tried to make the best of being a bachelor," Emmons writes. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
When All Else Fails ... Jul 18, 2008
Gastric bypass and adjustable gastric band surgery give patients - who are 100 pounds or more over their ideal weight - the assistance they need to change their eating and exercise habits for a lifetime ... Gastric bypass creates a very small stomach pouch and reroutes the digestive system to bypass part of the small intestine. (Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal)
Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Provides Better Results Jul 16, 2008
Performing gastric bypass surgery to reduce the weight of morbidly obese patients using a laparoscopic method, rather than the conventional more invasive "open" abdominal method, reduces postoperative complications, the need for a second operation, and shortens hospital stays, new research shows. Nevertheless, laparoscopic gastric bypass is more expensive ... This allows very small instruments to be inserted to perform the gastric bypass. (Newsmax)
Mark and Jay Kruger are half the men they used to be Jul 14, 2008
Twelve months ago, says Jay, "My doctor told me if I kept going this way, I'd be a candidate for gastric bypass surgery. I lived all my life as an overweight person. Now I'm in uncharted territory, but it feels great.". Mark, who's taken up road running, dropped 129 pounds in five months, reaching 156 pounds at one point. (Boston Globe)
NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats Jun 30, 2008
June 26: A new study seeks to document whether full gastric bypass surgery, normally used to treat obesity, has an unexpected benefit to diabetes patients. NBC's Mika Brzezinski reports. (MSNBC -- Health)
Ask Norman-The Bariatric Services Expert Jun 30, 2008
LAPAROSCOPIC GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY - creates a small upper stomach pouch to limit food consumption. Our experts have performed more than 1,000 bariatric surgeries in the past five years. (KFOR Oklahoma City, OK)
Obesity surgery requires no knife Jun 28, 2008
Doane, who has spent years taking care of patients recovering from weight-loss surgery, said she saw firsthand many of the complications from the more traditional gastric bypass or lap band operations ... While there's no track record for the surgery, Thompson points to data the Brigham has been compiling for the past four years from operations to repair traditional gastric bypass complications. (Boston Globe)
Lahey investigates weight loss, diabetes device Jun 27, 2008
Physicians at Lahey Clinic are investigating the safety and efficacy of a new medical device, the EndoBarrier Gastrointestinal Liner, that may mimic the effects of gastric bypass surgery, including weight loss and control of type 2 diabetes, before any surgery takes place ... All went on to have gastric bypass surgery without complications ... Gastric bypass surgery is an effective weight-loss option for patients who are morbidly obese, but obese patients have a greater risk of complications... (Burlington Union, MA)
Reaction to gastric bypass surgery kills mother who did it for her son Jun 26, 2008
A young mother who wanted to lose weight for the sake of her son died from complications days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. Twenty-nine year old Suzanne Murphy, who weighed more than 19st (120kg), waited 16 months for the operation which she wanted for her five-year-old son Jacob's sake. (News-Medical.net)
Mum Died After Having Stomach Op 'For Her Son' Jun 26, 2008
Suzanne Murphy, 29, from Lightcliffe, near Halifax in West Yorkshire died in October 2006 from complications following gastric bypass surgery. An inquest into her death heard that Ms Murphy wanted the operation so she could spend more time being active with her five-year-old son Jacob. (Sky News)
Mother died after gastric bypass surgery to lose weight 'for my ... Jun 26, 2008
Mother died after gastric bypass surgery to lose weight 'for my lovely son' - Times Online ... Mother died after gastric bypass surgery to lose weight 'for my lovely son ... A mother who wanted to lose weight for the sake of her son died from complications days after undergoing gastric bypass surgery. (Times Online)
A Woman with Abdominal Pain and Weakness after Gastric Bypass Surgery Jun 26, 2008
NEJM -- Case 20-2008 -- A 57-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Weakness after Gastric Bypass Surgery ... Case 20-2008 A 57-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain and Weakness after Gastric Bypass Surgery ... One month earlier, a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and cholecystectomy were performed for treatment of obesity and gallstones. (New England Journal of Medicine)
Obesity Surgery Quickly Increases Kidney Stone Risk Jun 26, 2008
Morbidly obese patients who undergo a particular type of gastric bypass surgery called Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are at an increased risk of developing kidney stones small, pebble-like deposits that can result in severe pain and require an operation to remove them earlier than previously thought ... The reason for increased likelihood of the development of kidney stones following this type of gastric bypass surgery is not entirely understood. (Newsmax)
New Patented Prophylactic Mesh For The Repair Of Defects In The Abdominal Wall Jun 25, 2008
28, 2006) About 25 percent of patients who have open gastric bypass surgery develop incisional hernias. These lead to serious complications. (Science Daily)
Study: Weight-loss surgery improves diabetes Jun 24, 2008
woman had weight-loss surgery known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, or bariatric surgery, June 27, 2007, at Gundersen Lutheran ... A recent Gundersen Lutheran study shows dramatic difference in blood sugar control for obese patients such as Wagar with type 2 diabetes who underwent laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery ... He said 51 gastric bypass surgery patients in the study showed a significant improvement in their hemo-globin A1c levels, with a 21. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
Thousands Race for the Cure of Breast Cancer in St. Louis Jun 23, 2008
A recent study has revealed that the gastric bypass can make type 2 diabetes to go into remission, but it is essential how much weight the patient loses in the period right after the obesity surgery. It seems that a Massachusetts high school is facing a wave of pregnancies among girls that are about 16-year-old. (eFluxMedia)
Fake Doctor Charged for Performing Abortions Jun 23, 2008
A recent study has revealed that the gastric bypass can make type 2 diabetes to go into remission, but it is essential how much weight the patient loses in the period right after the obesity surgery. Nearly 64,000 people were present on Saturday to raise money and awareness for breast cancer at the 10th annual Susan G. Komen St. Louis Race for the Cure. (eFluxMedia)
Gastric Bypass Can Cut Cancer Risk Jun 23, 2008
The number of overweight Americans opting for gastric bypass surgery has risen dramatically over the past decade ... In addition to dramatic weight loss, gastric bypass surgery may also reduce the risk of dying from diabetes or heart disease by improving or resolving conditions such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol ... While those results are impressive in and of themselves, there appears to be another added benefit: gastric bypass surgery may also reduce the risk of cancer by as much... (HealthNews)
LAM: A Rare, Fatal Disease Jun 21, 2008
She lost 150 pounds with the help of gastric bypass surgery, exercise and diet. but continued to struggle with days when she simply could not get out of bed. (Suite101.com)
Weight loss after gastric bypass controls diabetes Jun 21, 2008
Gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity has been shown to control type 2 diabetes, a disorder that commonly goes hand-in-hand with obesity ... "Gastric bypass surgery appears to cause important metabolic effects that rapidly improve type 2 diabetes, but weight loss itself is also extremely important," Dr. Eric DeMaria said in an interview with Reuters Health. (Reuters)
Weight-loss surgery slashes cancer risk Jun 20, 2008
In Christou's study, presented at a meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, most of the patients had gastric bypass surgery, which leaves the stomach smaller and permits food to bypass part of the small intestine. Click for related content. (MSNBC -- Health)
