Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, an operation designed to restore the normal shape of a dilated or hour-glass stomach or to supply some defect in that organ.
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Examples
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Gastric bypass (GBP) was more effective for weight loss than vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG) and adjustable gastric banding (AGB).
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Screwing with the body's metabolism results often in those with the banded gastroplasty gaining whatever weight they initially lost back, plus a few pounds.
Are you taking vitamin pills? Ann Althouse 2009
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It's called transoral gastroplasty, TOGA for short.
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Those who had the lesser alteration of vertical banded gastroplasty also suffer from malnutrition, though not as severely.
Are you taking vitamin pills? Ann Althouse 2009
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These factors include integrating new personnel, including Mr. Martin into our existing management team, Mr. Martin's finance and accounting skills, our ability to market and launch our products, that the commercialization of our devices may be delayed or may be unsuccessful, that we will be unable to successfully develop and commercialize our minimally invasive gastroplasty devices for obesity and GERD procedures.
James J. Martin Appointed as Chief Financial Officer of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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"I personally no longer perform band gastroplasty, but I think it is defendable for surgeons to continue doing this," said Jacques Himpens, the study's lead author who works with the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery at Saint Pierre University Hospital in Brussels.
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"I personally no longer perform band gastroplasty, but I think it is defendable for surgeons to continue doing this," said Jacques Himpens, the study's lead author who works with the European School of Laparoscopic Surgery at Saint Pierre University Hospital in Brussels.
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SafeStitch's product portfolio includes endoscopic gastroplasty devices for bariatric (obesity) surgery and repair of gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), as well as the AMID Stapler®, Standard BiteBlock, Airway BiteBlock and
James J. Martin Appointed as Chief Financial Officer of SafeStitch Medical, Inc. - Yahoo! Finance 2011
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Our product development efforts are now fully focused on SafeStitch's minimally invasive gastroplasty devices for obesity and GERD procedures.
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SafeStitch's product portfolio includes endoscopic gastroplasty devices for bariatric (obesity) surgery and repair of gastroesophageal reflux disorder (GERD), as well as the AMID StaplerTM, Standard BiteBlock, Airway BiteBlock and SMART DilatorTM.
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