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Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgeries treat severe obesity. Bariatric surgery is the term encompassing all of the surgical treatments for morbid obesity, not just gastric bypasses. According to wikipedia; a gastric bypass first divides the stomach... [more]
Gastric bypass surgeries treat severe obesity. Bariatric surgery is the term encompassing all of the surgical treatments for morbid obesity, not just gastric bypasses.
According to wikipedia; a gastric bypass first divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger, lower "remnant" pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to allow both pouches to stay connected to it. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different GBP names. Any GBP leads to a marked reduction in the functional volume of the stomach, accompanied by an altered physiological and psychological response to food. The resulting weight loss, typically dramatic, markedly reduces comorbidities.
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The hospital stay associated with a gastric bypass can vary from person to person but there are general rules to help you get out of the hospital as soon as possible. For starters, there are two techniques for the procedure which includes the open and laparoscopic gastric bypasses. As for the...
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Doctors are now going through patient's mouths to get to their stomachs. It's the latest in gastric bypass surgery.
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My motivation for having gastric bypass surgery came about slowly. I gained weight year by year until I reached 380 pounds.
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During gastric bypass surgery doctors shrink the size of the stomach so the patient can lose weight.
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