Diaphragm plication is a procedure to treat a paralyzed diaphragm. The diaphragm is a thin, dome-shaped muscle that separates your chest and abdomen. When you inhale, your diaphragm will move down to ...

Penile plication is a surgical procedure that reduces or eliminates a curved penis caused by Peyronie’s disease or a birth defect. The surgery is highly successful, and for most University of Utah ...

There are several plication techniques available. A number of variations exist and are performed by thoracoscopic, laparoscopic, open or hybrid techniques. With improved robotic and videoscopic ...

At Sulaimani Teaching Hospital (STH), we received 30 patients between the years 2005 and 2011. All had history of full-thickness rectal prolapse for at least 12 months period. The topography of the ...

Pichamol Jirapinyo, MD, MPH, director of bariatric endoscopy fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital, explains the implications of her study on the effects of endoscopic gastric plication on liver ...

Thanks to a reversible bariatric surgery called gastric plication, a 22-year-old girl lost 10 kg in less than a month. Her weight has now come down to 102 kg from 112 kg three weeks ago. The patient, ...

An investigational study by Cleveland Clinic researchers has shown that a new type of surgery — folding a patient’s stomach in on itself and stitching it up — holds promise in promoting weight loss.

Severe obesity is managed by dietary advice, exercise, lifestyle changes and medication. Bariatric surgery is considered as a treatment option in selected patients who have not lost enough weight ...