First human NOTES experience for sleeve gastrectomy at UCSD

Monday, May 9, 2011 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

Sleeve gastrectomy, in which part of the stomach is removed, can be safe and effective when performed either transorally or transvaginally, according to researchers at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) who are pioneering the surgery in the U.S.

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