The gallbladder concentrates and stores bile as a pear-shaped sac which it can release to help digestion after a fatty meal.
Initial stapling of stomach pouch across lesser curvature
During a gastric bypass, the stomach size is reduced from approximately the size of a football to the size of an egg. This photo demonstrates the first firing of the stapler after a window has been created behind the stomach allowing placement of the stapler.
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Therapeutic Procedures
According to its broadest definition, a therapeutic procedure is any medical or surgical procedure that is performed in order to repair, remove or otherwise heal any previously determined health concern. Common…