Transoral Gastroplasty: The Next Step in Bariatric Surgery?

Host: Mark Nolan Hill, MD Guest: Marc Bessler, MD As the field of bariatric and minimally invasive surgery continues to grow, the gastric bypass procedure has grabbed many of the headlines, with solid interest in gastric banding as well. Looking ahead, how might the landscape change? Will a new bariatric procedure emerge as the safest and most effective choice? Host Dr. Mark Nolan Hill welcomes Dr. Marc Bessler, assistant professor of surgery at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, and director of the Columbia University Center for Metabolic and Weight Loss Surgery, to detail one procedure that could represent the next step in reducing the invasiveness of bariatric surgery: the transoral gastroplasty.