The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically over the past decade, which has raised concerns about safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness.

In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, we make a small “pouch” out of the stomach ... small incisions and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach). The surgical robot ...

Dr. Alan Wittgrove, a world-renowned bariatric surgeon and Del Mar resident, was honored April 12 by his peers at the ...

One of those is Boston-based Syntis Bio, which is working on a daily pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass—no actual ...

The LAP-BAND ® System is completely adjustable to change with the patient’s needs and may be removed at any time. Alternatively, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedure surgically reroutes the ...

VSG is promoted as a less invasive alternative to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the bariatric surgery most frequently performed in the U.S. CTAF recently assessed the evidence for laparoscopic ...

Like VSG, bypass is a minimally invasive procedure, conducted through robotic or laparoscopic surgery techniques. Patients who undergo a gastric bypass may expect to lose about 50% to 80% of ...