To view the live webcast on November 13 at 12:30 p.m. EST of a “Sleeve Gastrectomy” from Florida Hospital Celebration Health, click here to sign up now. You will receive an email reminder shortly before the program.

Dr. Robert T. Marema will perform the sleeve gastrectomy. It is a surgical procedure that induces weight loss by restricting food intake. With this procedure, the surgeon removes approximately 60 percent of the stomach laparoscopically so that the stomach takes the shape of a tube or "sleeve". This procedure is usually performed on superobese or high risk patients with the intention of performing another surgery at a later time. The second procedure can either be a gastric bypass or duodenal switch.

Karl Storz Endoscopy is making this interactive Internet webcast available as part of their ongoing efforts to provide education and training in minimally invasive bariatrics surgery.