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Gastric Bypass Surgery (Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass) Gastric bypass combines both restrictive and malabsorptive approaches. In the operation, your surgeon divides the stomach into two parts, sealing off ...

Gastric bypass surgery can lead to significant weight loss — and for lots of people, it’s a life-changing step toward better health. But it’s also common to experience weight regain or hit a plateau, ...

Gastric bypass surgery appears to reduce atherogenic blood lipids, including LDL cholesterol and apolipoprotein B (apoB), independent of weight loss and caloric restriction, according to a small, ...

In a recent phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, researchers from the Netherlands investigated and compared the long-term weight loss effects ...

Credit: Getty Images Our easy-to-read fact sheet provides an overview of weight loss surgical procedures, such as gastric sleeve and gastric bypass. Our easy-to-read fact sheets provide clinicians ...

October 12, 2010 (San Diego, California) — If statins are metabolized in the small intestine, will they retain their efficacy after gastric bypass? That's a question Norwegian investigators set out to ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

Most patients who undergo gastric-bypass surgery report improved postsurgical well-being, despite a high prevalence of symptoms and subsequent hospitalizations, a new study finds. Results of the ...