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Article: Laparoscopic Weight-Loss Surgery Shown Safe and Effective for Patients on Outpatient Basis.
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- April 17, 2009
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Reno, NV, Apr 17, 2009 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) -- Individuals considering weight-loss surgery can have adjustable gastric banding or gastric bypass surgery done safely in under two hours on an outpatient basis at an ambulatory surgery facility, according to a study in the latest issue of the peer-reviewed Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons (JSLS).
The obesity epidemic in the U.S. has led to a rapid rise in the number of bariatric procedures performed each year (205,000 in 2007 compared to 16,200 in 1992). Until recently, laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...