Video Tip: Background on Bariatric Surgery and Endoscopic Suturing | March 2021-Background on Bariatric Surgery and Endoscopic Suturing

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Video Summary

The video discusses various types of surgery for weight loss and treatment of obesity-related conditions. It mentions gastric procedures, such as sleeve gastrectomy and adjustable gastric band, which reduce the stomach volume. It also discusses procedures involving bowel bypass, which have additional metabolic benefits. The video references the Swedish Obese Subjects Study, which examined different surgical procedures and found that gastric bypass resulted in the highest percentage of weight loss over 20 years. It then goes on to discuss endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies, which can be categorized into gastric procedures and small bowel procedures. The video explains the proposed mechanisms of action for these procedures and mentions that FDA-cleared suturing devices do not specifically claim weight loss efficacy. The video concludes by discussing the history and alternatives to endoscopic suturing procedures. No credits were granted in the transcript. Overall, the video provides an overview of different surgical and endoscopic procedures for weight loss and obesity treatment.

Keywords

weight loss surgery

obesity treatment

gastric procedures

bowel bypass

endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies