Medical Implant Stomach

Stomach Transplant: Candidates, Procedure, Risks, …

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LINX® Reflux Management System | Ethicon - J&J MedTech

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Potential risks associated specifically with the LINX Reflux Management System include achalasia (lower part of esophagus does not relax), bleeding, cough, death, decreased …

Intragastric balloon - Mayo Clinic

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During the procedure, the doctor advances a thin tube (catheter) loaded with the intragastric balloon down your throat into your stomach. Next, the doctor advances an …

Guide to types of weight-loss surgery - Mayo Clinic

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By Mayo Clinic Staff. Weight-loss (bariatric) surgery helps you lose weight and lowers your risk of medical problems associated with obesity. Bariatric surgery …

Hernia Surgical Mesh Implants | FDA

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The majority of tissue used to produce these mesh implants are from a pig (porcine) or cow (bovine) source. Non-absorbable mesh will remain in the body indefinitely and is …

Fecal Transplant | Johns Hopkins Medicine

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Fecal transplantation is a procedure to collect feces, also called stool or poop, from a healthy donor and introduce them into a patient’s gastrointestinal tract. The procedure can control …

Implants and Prosthetics | FDA

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Medical implants are devices or tissues that are placed inside or on the surface of the body. Many implants are prosthetics, intended to replace missing body parts. Other …

Safer Alternative to Weight-Loss Surgery: Stomach …

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The i2MOVE is a tiny implant inserted into the vagus nerve in the abdominal cavity which plays a role in appetite awareness and other body functions. The device, …

Gastric Electrical Stimulation | Gastroparesis Treatment

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The minimally invasive implanted treatment option takes one to two hours under general anesthesia. While you are asleep, your surgeon will place the gastric stimulator under the …

Gastric Electrical Stimulation | Stanford Health Care

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The only approved implantable medical device of its kind, this advanced treatment offers relief from chronic nausea and vomiting due to gastroparesis when medications alone are …