stomach stapling

noun

1. a treatment for obesity in which the capacity of the stomach is reduced by a surgical procedure

Example Sentences

He had been close to death through excessive consumption of pizza and champagne; endured a stomach stapling operation; had seen psychiatric lows of epic proportions and time and time again risen like a phoenix to reinvent himself, live life fully, and continue to delight.

From The Guardian

Throughout the sixties and seventies, stomach stapling became popular.

From The New Yorker

But the device can only be used for six months at a time, and it is not likely to be an alternative for people who require lap-band surgery, stomach stapling or other forms of bariatric surgery, said Dr. Mitchell Roslin, chief of obesity surgery for Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City.

From US News

If their initial promise holds good, this approach could be a gentle option next to stomach stapling, which carries a 0.5% risk of death, would have fewer side effects, such as frequent diarrhea, and be reversible too.

From Newsweek

That’s a story ABC wants told; NBC was not as forthcoming about its snowballing “Today” debacle in which “the ratings were still shrinking faster than Al Roker after his stomach stapling,” as Mr. Stelter puts it rather cheaply.

From New York Times