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EndoGastric Solutions performs StomphyX pouch reduction procedures without skin incision

Published in Fitness and Wellness Business Week, February 7th, 2007

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc., a leader in endoluminal intragastric surgery, announces the successful reduction of the stomach pouch size after gastric bypass for obesity, using StomaphyX, a new endoluminal surgical device.

In December 2006, five StomaphyX pouch reduction procedures were successfully performed by Dr. Jacques Himpens and Professor Michel Cremer at Sint-Blasius Hospital in Dendermonde, Belgium. Immediately after the procedure, x-rays showed close to a 50% reduction in pouch size and a substantial change in pouch shape in all patients. All patients experienced the onset of satiety and a significant change in their eating patterns, reported that their...

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