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Results 1 - 10 of 13 for Gastrectomy
  1. Gastrectomy 
    Gastrectomy is surgery to remove part or all of the stomach. If only part of the stomach is removed, it is called partial gastrectomy If the whole stomach is removed, it is ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002945.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  2. Vertical sleeve gastrectomy 
    Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is surgery to help with weight loss. The surgeon removes a large portion of your stomach. The new, ... lose weight through diet and exercise. Vertical sleeve gastrectomy is not a quick fix for obesity. It ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/007435.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  3. Gastrectomy - series (image) 
    Images ... The stomach connects the esophagus to the small intestine, and functions to break up food into small particles that can be absorbed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/presentations/100022_1.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  4. Gastrectomy (image) 
    Images ... The stomach connects the esophagus to the small intestine, and functions to break up food into small particles that can be absorbed ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/imagepages/8946.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  5. Weight-loss surgery and children 
    ... now offered to teens is the vertical sleeve gastrectomy . Adjustable gastric banding is another type of weight- ... this procedure has largely been replaced by sleeve gastrectomy. All weight loss operations can be performed through ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/patientinstructions/000356.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  6. Stomach cancer 
    Surgery to remove the stomach ( gastrectomy ) before the cancer has spread is the standard treatment that can cure adenocarcinoma of the stomach. Radiation therapy and chemotherapy may ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000223.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  7. Gastroparesis 
    ... some surgeries. Risk factors for gastroparesis include: Diabetes Gastrectomy (surgery to remove part of the stomach) Systemic ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000297.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  8. Malabsorption 
    ... used to treat obesity, colchicine, acarbose, phenytoin, cholestyramine) Gastrectomy and surgical treatments for obesity Cholestasis Chronic liver ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000299.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Zollinger-Ellison syndrome 
    ... spread to other organs. Surgery on the stomach (gastrectomy) to control acid production is rarely needed.
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000325.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
  10. Small bowel bacterial overgrowth 
    ... is a Billroth II type of stomach removal ( gastrectomy ). Some cases of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
    https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000222.htm - Medical Encyclopedia
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