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Friday, November 28, 2008

 Is this new surgery an exciting option for severely overweight patients who do not respond to diet, exercise and drug therapy? Will the TOGA procedure help patients to lose weight and improve their health? Is it relatively painless and can patients get up off the surgery table and take a Tylenol?

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Patient Receives New Incision-Free Weight-Loss Surgery > Transoral Gastroplasty TOGA Pivotal Trial > Surgery Performed Completely Through the Mouth > NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia > Endoscopic approach > Less pain > Quicker recovery > Shortened hospital stay > Decreased complications > Lack of scarring

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

Is this new surgery an exciting option for severely overweight patients who do not respond to diet, exercise and drug therapy? Will the TOGA procedure help patients to lose weight and improve their health? Is TOGA an option for patients who are unable or unwilling to undergo more invasive surgery?

IIP > Read on here > […]

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