In 1948 Ulfelder, Graham and Meigs, 5 using normal saline lavage and rapidly processing the material obtained, described good results. This group reported an accuracy of 85 per cent in 14 cases of ...

Bariatric procedures in teens appear to be on the rise. How young is too young? Sept. 20, 2010— -- It's an option that may seem extreme for a teenage patient. But ask 15-year-old Kallum ...

Oct. 3 -- FRIDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The time frame in which gastric bypass surgery can be used to reverse morbid obesity in teens could be much shorter than previously believed, U.S.

Before beginning gastric suction, or stomach pumping, your doctor will give you medicine to numb your throat. Then, after inserting a tube in your mouth or nose, they will use suction to remove your ...