<prompt> Veical banding gastroplasty, also known as stomach stapling is done for?Gastric carcinomaAchalsia cardiaPerforated gastric ulcerMorbid obesity  <response>: Morbid obesity REF: Sabiston Textbook of Surgery, 18th ed. Chapter 17 Bariatric operations produce weight loss as a result of two factors. One is restriction of oral intake. The other is malabsorption of ingested food. Bariatric Operations: Mechanism of Action: Restrictive Veical banded gastroplasty VBG historic purposes only Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding LAGB Largely RestrictiveMildly Malabsorptive Roux-en-Y gastric bypass RYGB Largely MalabsorptiveMildly Restrictive Biliopancreatic diversion BPD Duodenal switch DS 