Many patients opt for less-aggressive surgical approaches, including an adjustable gastric band (which can be reversed) that forms a pouch in the stomach, or a sleeve gastrectomy, in which a portion of the stomach is removed, leaving a tube for food to pass through.
Among them: the 42-carat Emperor Maximilian, named for the Austrian archduke who, legend has it, was wearing the diamond around his neck in a pouch when he faced a Mexican firing squad in 1867.
The first Ericsson phone targeted specifically at the youth market, the T20 is sold with a strapped woollen lovika, or pouch, handmade in Lapland.
Clots can form in the pouch and travel to the brain, causing a stroke.
The home version, which will cost less, is even simpler and can use hot water instead of electricity to warm the wax in the pouch.
Then it dawned on me: The drawstring jewelry pouch I usually rathole in my purse at all times had also been slipped into that computer bag.
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"It's been in the pouch for a little while now and we've been able to see it wriggling around, but when it popped its head out for the first time we got a bit of a shock - we didn't really expect it to be an albino, " said Ms Simmons.
It is sold in a 250g pouch that costs only a few rand.
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Blackwell made no mistake in the field, moving from mid-off to pouch a skied miscue from RP Singh and safely taking Vikram Singh at mid-on to end the innings two overs prematurely.
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Keeper Jo Shirley has been carrying her around in a backpack as it "mimics her mum's pouch".
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Fewer than 300 people in the study had gastric bypass surgery, a more dramatic technique in which the surgeon creates a golf-ball-shaped pouch to curb food intake.
One new company, CitiSoles, started by two New York University students, Susie Levitt and Katie Shea, offers a new twist: A ballet flat with a rubber sole that splits in the center, making it easier to fold and tuck into a zippered pouch, which also unfurls into a tote for carrying high heels home at night.
In gastric bypass surgery, a portion of the stomach is stapled to create the pouch and the intestines are rerouted to the new, smaller stomach.
Jacques Rudolph also appeared keen to accelerate the scoring but after three fours in his 23 he lofted a drive and Rob Key leapt to his left to pouch a fine catch at cover.
From the polished, slightly-heavy body to the port replicator to the geeky hip pouch, everything feels solidly built -- as we would hope for a product that's been in development for several years.
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