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1. Treatment for Appendicitis

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   additional health complications. A surgeon removes your appendix either by laparoscopic surgery, in which the surgeon makes a small incision, or cut...

2. What to Expect Before & During Ostomy Surgery of the Bowel

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   laparoscopic, robotic, or open ostomy surgery. During laparoscopic and robotic surgery, surgeons make a small cut in your abdomen and insert a laparoscope—a thin...

3. Appendicitis

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   Appendicitis, appendix, abdominal pain, belly pain, vomiting, imaging tests, surgery, laparotomy, open surgery, laparoscopic surgery, burst appendix...

4. Comparing Surgical and Non-surgical Treatments for Type 2 Diabetes in Adults Who Have Mild or Moderate Levels of Obesity

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   Two small clinical trials found that after one year of treatment, bariatric surgery may be more effective than non-surgical approaches for treating...

5. Types of Weight-loss Surgery

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   the surgeon can insert thin tools and a small scope attached to a camera that projects images onto a video monitor. Laparoscopic surgery has fewer risks than...

6. Inguinal Hernia

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   doctors treat inguinal hernias? Most people with inguinal hernias will need surgery to repair the hernia. Several different types of open and laparoscopic...

7. Treatment for Gallstones

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   Your doctor may refer to you a gastroenterologist or surgeon for treatment. The usual treatment for gallstones is surgery to remove the gallbladder...

8. Tipos de cirugía para perder peso

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   problemas para adaptarse a la banda Posible cirugía futura para sacar o reemplazar todo o parte del sistema de banda Adaptado de: Bariatric surgery...

9. Liver Biopsy

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   for surgery. Doctors can perform a liver biopsy during open surgery or laparoscopic surgery. In open surgery, doctors make a large cut to open the abdomen...

10. Long-term Study of Bariatric Surgery for Obesity: LABS

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    types of weight-loss (bariatric) surgery in adults—including gastric band and open or laparoscopic gastric bypass—and its impact on the health and well...