Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery

OR-Live.com webcast January 15, 2008 at 6:00 PM CST

On Tuesday, January 15, 2008, at 6 pm CST, www.ORLive.com will broadcast two (2) bariatric procedures; a laparoscopic gastric bypass performed at Flagler Hospital, in St. Augustine, Florida and a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy performed at Holy Cross Hospital, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Both procedures were recorded live-to-tape and are presented unedited during this combined broadcast.

The gastric bypass procedure will be performed by Robert Marema, MD, FACS, Medical Director of Bariatric Services, Flagler Hospital and CEO of U.S. Bariatric. Michael Perez, MD, FACS, Medical Director Bariatric Surgery, Holy Cross Hospital will perform the gastric sleeve procedure. Both surgeons will use Peri-Strips Dry® with Veritas® Collagen Matrix Staple Line Reinforcement ("PSD Veritas"). PSD Veritas is an innovative non-permanent biologic material which is easy to prepare, provides increased resistance to leaks and rupture, allows for natural healing, and transitions into histologically indistinguishable host tissue. Approximately 100,000 units of PSD Veritas have been manufactured and marketed by Synovis since 2005.

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• weight-loss
• gastric
• bypass
• sleeve
• gastrectomy
• bariatric
• peri-strips
• veritas
• collagen
• synovis