The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG ...
Johns Hopkins surgeons take out more than 15 lymph nodes for more accurate staging. A skilled surgeon with experience operating on stomach cancer is essential for safely and effectively performing the ...
Common types of bariatric surgery include Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, sleeve gastrectomy, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD/DS), and single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve ...
It's a question stomach cancer survivor Harvey Easton had to ask himself after a diagnosis about four years ago that left him with a total gastrectomy. For Stomach Cancer Awareness Month this November ...