In politics, lustration refers to the purge of government officials once affiliated with the Communist system in Central and Eastern Europe. Various forms of lustration were employed in post-communist Europe.
A gastrectomy is a partial or total surgical removal of the stomach.
Understanding how weight-loss surgery works. by Mark Takata, MD. The laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy helps patients lose weight by removing approximately 80 percent of the stomach using minimally invasive surgical techniques. The remaining stomach is formed into a tube, like a sleeve.