Preliminary data indicate gastric plication could become a surgical option to help very obese individuals shed excess weight, but more study is needed, according to a report by Internal Medicine News.

Brad Watkins, MD, of University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, outlined a new weight loss procedure in a Cincinnati Examiner report. The procedure, called gastric plication surgery, reduces the ...

"We're not removing anything," said bariatric surgeon Dr. Stacy Brethauer, describing gastric plication surgery. "We're simply enfolding the stomach on itself." The stomach's sutured and becomes ...

At Sulaimani Teaching Hospital (STH), we received 30 patients between the years 2005 and 2011. All had history of full-thickness rectal prolapse for at least 12 months period. The topography of the ...

15 July 2010 KUWAIT -- The medical team at Jaber Al-Ahmad Armed Forces Hospital performed a successful Gastric Laparoscopic Plication for the first time in the Middle East, Kuwait Army said Thursday.

The choice of an ideal operation for complete rectal prolapse remains a perplexing problem for surgeons. We prefer longitudinal plication of the whole rectal wall through a perineal approach for all ...