The Manhattan Mercury

Duodenal switch vs. sleeve gastrectomy: What to know when deciding between weight loss surgeries

Center for Weight Loss Surgery explains the differences between duodenal switch and gastric sleeve surgeries for weight loss.
Medscape

Obesity Surgery Technique Uses Magnets in the Duodenum

BRUSSELS — In the face of ever-increasing demand, surgical techniques enabling significant weight loss are on the rise. It is simpler and less invasive to perform anastomosis by compression with two ...

Bariatric surgery innovation: Magnets replace staples at Summa

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron’s Summa Health System is among the first hospitals in Ohio performing a minimally invasive bariatric surgery using small magnets instead of surgery to alter the bowel. The ...
Healio

Patients report long-term quality-of-life improvement after duodenal switch surgery

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients who underwent biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch surgery reported high mental and physical ...
The Columbian

Vancouver woman has energy to keep up with young son after losing weight with duodenal switch surgery

Vannette Olvera struggled with her weight her whole life — that is, until two years ago. In August 2023, the 33-year-old Clark County resident underwent duodenal switch surgery at PeaceHealth ...
Medscape

Duodenal Mucosal Resurfacing Shows Early Promise in Diabetes

NEW ORLEANS — In a first-in-human, single-arm study, 39 patients in Chile with type 2 diabetes who underwent endoscopic duodenal mucosal resurfacing, known as the Revita procedure (Fractyl), had ...