gastric band
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The gastric band is rarely performed now due to its high rates of complication and failure.
From Slate • Feb. 1, 2023
Who in the room would refuse to do a gastric band procedure even if a patient asked for it?
From New York Times • Dec. 27, 2016
Inabnet and his team spent the first forty-five minutes of Roberts’s surgery meticulously removing the adhesions of his old gastric band from his liver, abdominal wall, and small intestine.
From The New Yorker • Sep. 19, 2016
The bigger challenge, though, is making the NHS more productive overall when finances are as tight as a gastric band.
From Economist • Apr. 28, 2016
Other types of weight loss surgery include a gastric band, which makes the stomach smaller, and a gastrectomy, where a part of the stomach is removed.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2014
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