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Laparoscopic Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy

A minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the lateral portion of the stomach is stapled and removed, thus reducing the size of the stomach, forming a long and small gastric pouch. Food intake restriction provided by the gastric pouch results in weight loss.

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