Doctor sued over claims woman died after weight loss surgery
The lawsuit says after failing to locate the gastric band, Dr. Schrapps stapled Peltier's stomach without written consent, which caused a gastric leak …
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Doctor sued over claims woman died after weight loss surgery
The lawsuit says after failing to locate the gastric band, Dr. Schrapps stapled Peltier's stomach without written consent, which caused a gastric leak …
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Recovery Time a Top Concern for Gastric Bypass, Lap Band and Gastric Sleeve Patients Preparing …
“Recovery time often has different meanings to different people who have Gastric Bypass, LAP-BAND and Gastric Sleeve surgery,” says New Jersey …
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St. Rita's to open Weight Management Center
Dunkle-Blatter will perform the three surgical procedures including laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, or the lap band, laparoscopic sleeve …
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Weight loss surgery can be life-changing
Bariatric surgery has become more prevalent in the United States and around the world. The evidence is clear that bariatric surgery is the most …
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Lap band surgery helps treat type 2 diabetes in the overweight: study
Lap band surgery can be an effective treatment for type 2 diabetes in people who are overweight but not obese, a small but potentially game-changing …
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Getting Beyond the Chocolate Bunnies and Brisket with Weight Loss Surgery
Dr. Michael Feiz, a master of such delicate bariatric procedures as lap band to sleeve revision, would like to remind us that springtime holidays are …
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Former MLB pitcher drops 162 pounds
Bariatric surgery can be done a few different ways — either by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band, by removing a portion of the …
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Silver Cross Weight Loss Surgery Program Honored for Excellence
Dr. Christopher Joyce, medical director of Silver Cross Hospital's bariatric surgery program, performed the first traditional and laparoscopic gastric …
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New Jersey Governor Chris Christie Loses 100 Pounds in One Year Thanks to Lap Band Surgery
New Hyde Park, NY. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has lost 100 pounds in just over a year since he underwent lap band surgery, another …
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Paul Mason, of Ipswich, used to weigh 70 stone (440kg) but is now 22 stone (140kg) after gastric band surgery. A New York surgeon offered to remove …
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