Conclusion Gastric bypass is a cost-effective alternative to no treatment, providing substantial lifetime benefits in patients who are severely obese. 展开 关键词:Obesity Bariatric surgery Gastric bpass Cost-effectiveness analysis DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9343(02)01266-4 ...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass as an alternative to fundoplication in the management of the morbidly obese patient referred for symptomatic paraesophageal herniaSince 1983 gastric banding is a proven operative method, which reduces effectively excess weight in morbid obesity. The laparoscopic procedure, which...
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Whenever a re-operation is required (such as the conversion of a gastric band to an alternative procedure like the gastric bypass or sleeve) it is always more complicated as the anatomy may be slightly different. There may be an abundance of dense scar tissue in the area, and the tissue ...
Gastric bypass is a surgical technique that combines gastric restriction with bypass of the stomach to variable lengths of the small intestine that leads to significant, sustained weight loss in patients with severe obesity. From: Gastroenterology Clinics of North America, 2010 ...
Abstract To the Editor: After performing many of the alternatives in bariatric surgery during more than two decades, we read with interest the initial ideas Dr. Rutledge proposed in regard to the “mini-gastric bypass” (MGB) and embraced the possibility of performing a very effective operation ...
If you have been thinking about gastric bypass surgery I certainly hope that this has given you pause to reconsider. There is an alternative.
What is the Mini-Gastric Bypass? MGB = Short, Simple, Effective Weight Loss Surgery, that can be easily revised if needed The Mini Gastric Bypass (MGB) is a Short, Simple, Successful, Reversible Laparoscopic gastric bypass weight loss surgery. The opera
The intention of this procedure is a restriction of the size of the stomach by cutting it proximally and the creation of malabsorption by dividing the small intestine into an alimentary (Roux limb) and a biliopancreatic segment (Fig. 3.1). Both goals (re
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is still considered the gold standard in bariatric surgery. Before, adjustable gastric banding (AGB) was regarded as an alternative; nowadays, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) is a more favorable alternative. In case of unsatisfactory results, RYGB is often performed as ...