In a _____ surgery,an adjustable gastric band is inserted surgically around the top of the stomach to create a small pouch in the upper stomach to reduce the stomach's capacity to take in food.

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The surgery described is the lap band surgery, which involves the insertion of an adjustable gastric band to create a small pouch in the upper stomach to restrict the amount of food that can be consumed. A lumbar fusion is a surgery to join two or more vertebrae in the lower back, a lobectomy is the removal of a lobe from the lung, and a mastectomy is the removal of a breast.

In a _____ Surgery,an Adjustable Gastric Band Is Inserted Surgically