Moveable Magnets Used to Forge Gastric Bypass in Pigs, Brigham and Women's Hospital Study

5/24/2012 9:28:59 AM

In a scenario reminiscent of the film Fantastic Voyage, researchers have found a way to perform nearly surgery-free gastric bypass procedures in pigs using only a local anesthetic. The procedure, done with moveable magnets, is completed in less than a half-hour, the researchers said, and reroutes the digestive tract without leaving behind any foreign material.

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