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August 28, 2007 07:15 ET

REMINDER: ORLive Presents: Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) Weight Loss Surgical Procedure Removing the Left Side of the Stomach Restricting Food Consumption

Live Webcast: From Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center: August 28, 2007 at 6:00 PM CDT (23:00 UTC)

BATON ROUGE, LA--(Marketwire - August 28, 2007) - On Tuesday, August 28 at 6:00 pm CDT, join surgeons at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, as they perform a Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy live on www.OR-Live.com.

This minimally invasive weight loss procedure removes a significant portion of the stomach and restricts the amount of food that can be eaten without any bypass of the intestines. The gastric sleeve procedure is best suited for extremely overweight patients with a body mass index (BMI) over 60. Karl LeBlanc, MD, MBA, FACS and Mark Hausmann, MD will host this live surgical webcast.

Visit: http://www.or-live.com/ololrmc/2002 now to learn more and view a program preview. VNR http://slp3d.edgeboss.net/wmedia/slp3d/ola_2002/ola_2002_preview.wvx