The first stomach-reduction surgery was performed in 1967 by two Iowa doctors. The surgeons had discovered that obese patients suffering from ulcers who underwent gastric bypass operations ...

A man who weighed 317 kilograms died after undergoing an operation to remove 80 percent of his stomach in a desperate effort to reduce his weight.

After three years, teens with severe obesity who underwent stomach reduction surgery to lose weight also significantly improved their heart health. A study published Monday in Pediatrics shows ...

According to the American Society for Bariatric Surgery, the number of stomach-reduction surgeries has gone from 20,000 in 1995 to 60,000 in 2002.

CHICAGO • The most common type of obesity surgery may increase patients' chances for alcohol abuse, according to the largest study to demonstrate a potential link. Stomach reduction surgery may ...

TRENTON, N.J. — Finances and fear deter many morbidly obese patients from having stomach-reducing bariatric surgery, but it’s steadily becoming more common. Surgical techniques and insurance ...

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