Previous studies showed that inhibition of the motility of the stomach can lead to weight ... muscle contraction in the gastric wall in morbidly obese patients and assessed the subsequent changes ...

The most plausible explanations are (1) upward and horizontal displacement of the heart resulting from restricted diaphragmatic expansion due to the abdominal pannus, and (2) the high prevalence ...

Among morbidly obese patients – those with a BMI over 40 – the annual average figure reached £1,871 in 2019. Researchers said ...