Stomach Stapling without surgery

A new experimental technique lets surgeons staple the stomach smaller without surgery making obesity treatment easier.

Stomach stapling involves reducing the size of the stomach to make patients feel full more quickly. Both a band and staples are used to create a small stomach pouch. In the bottom of the pouch is an approximately one-centimeter hole through which the pouch contents can flow into the remainder of the stomach and thence onto the remainder of the gastrointestinal tract. Click here for full article.