Endoscopic and Surgical Procedures for Treating Obesity

Guest: Michael Camilleri, MD
Host: Mark DeLegge, MD

What are some of the newer bariatric endoscopic procedures, and when are these procedures preferred over traditional gastric bypass surgery? Dr. Michael Camilleri, professor of medicine and physiology at the Mayo Clinic Medical School in Rochester, Minnesota, reviews the most common gastric bypass procedures, such as the Roux-en-Y, laproscopic banding and duodenal switch procedures, and explains the advantages to some of the newer surgeries, including the sleeve gastrectomy and transoral gastroplasty. Dr. Mark DeLegge hosts.