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Stomach Stapling

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Stomach Stapling
A type of ‘restrictive’ surgery for morbid obesity in which a band and staples are used to create a small gastric pouch.
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Can You Lose Weight with Stomach Stapling Vertical Banded ... by Semul Johnson / Food/cooking/nutrition community
Weight-loss surgery includes gastric bypass, gastric banding and stomach stapling.
Surgery fights diabetes by Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
A previous study has shown that stomach stapling surgery can prolong the lives of men and women by up to 10 years compared with those who don't have it.
Stomach stapling 'great for women' by Bateman, Chris / CME: Your SA Journal of CPD
 
 
 
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