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Stomach Surgery Moves Toward Mainstream Use
At the American College of Surgeons meeting doctors describe obesity surgery as now safe and widely covered by insurance. Techniques like gastric banding and vertical banded gastroplasty, led by Kuzmak and Mason, create small upper pouches limiting intake. About 7,000 operations have been done, with most patients losing 60 to 70 percent of excess weight in a year.
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San Francisco
American College of Surgeons
Thomas J. Blommers
Blommers
Lubomyr I. Kuzmak
Newark
N.J
Kuzmak
Scandinavia
U.S
Edward E. Mason
University of Iowa
Cornelius Doherty
St. Francis Hospital
Mason
Brommers