(Stomach Stapling; Bariatric Surgery; Weight-Reduction Surgery)

Vertical banded gastroplasty – laparoscopic surgery – Definition

Vertical banded gastroplasty is surgery to treat obesity. It causes weight loss by decreasing the amount of food you can eat.

(Bariatric Surgery; Weight-Reduction Surgery)

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass – laparoscopic surgery – Definition

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgery for obesity. It changes the stomach and small intestine to cause weight loss by:

• Restricting food intake — creates a small pouch to serve as the stomach, so you cannot eat as much
• Making the body unable to absorb as many calories from the food — bypasses the first part of the small intestine, where many of the calories from food are usually absorbed

Autopsy – Definition

An autopsy is a surgical procedure to examine the body and its internal organs after death.

(Augmentation, Bladder — Laparoscopic Surgery; Augmentation Cystoplasty — Laparoscopic Surgery; Cystoplasty, Augmentation — Laparoscopic Surgery)

Bladder augmentation – laparoscopic surgery – Definition

This surgery increases bladder size. It can be done laparoscopically.

(Augmentation Mammoplasty)

Breast augmentation – Definition

Breast augmentation is a surgery to increase the size or change the shape of your breasts.