While techniques have improved considerably in the past 20 years, the bariatric option is still a major procedure in which as many as two out of every 100 patients die on the operating table or soon after the surgery.

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He alleged in his suit that he lost the use of his biceps after being left prone on the operating table with his arms elevated for nearly seven hours before the surgery started.

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Last week JMP Securities analyst Sam Wilson said financial engineering might be on the table for Motorola, and the company could conduct surgery before that recovery comes.

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In a flaming-red power suit she limped on two crunches to the boardroom table, still recovering from a July hip surgery.

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