At 9 a.m. on September 23, the operating room at Seoul National University Hospital in Jongno-gu, Seoul, was conducting a gastrectomy to remove the upper and lower parts of the stomach in an ...

Patients with early-stage gastric cancer may consider stomach-preserving surgery, as it led to better quality-of-life and nutritional outcomes in a study. Stomach-preserving surgery may improve ...

This rare complication of weight loss surgery can lead to symptoms like nausea, vomiting, pain, and reflux, or have no symptoms at all. A twisted stomach, or gastric twist, can sometimes happen after ...

The results of the first human trial examining a new weight loss procedure called gastric mucosal ablation were released Thursday, and the non-surgical procedure caused minimal side effects with a ...

To discuss the growing challenge of surgery in the rapidly enlarging geriatric population, the American College of Surgeons together with The American Geriatrics Society sponsored a half-day session ...

Chemotherapy for stomach cancer can help slow the disease’s growth and control symptoms. However, it may cause some side effects. People with stomach cancer have cells in their stomach that grow ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...