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	Gastric Bypass
		The technique used for gastric bypass surgery involves the placement of 3 to 6 tubes (called "ports") into the abdomen through which instruments and a video camera can be passed.
		Laparoscopic gastric bypass is complex surgery that requires considerable training and skill on the part of the operating surgeon.
		Gastric Bypass: The bypassed small intestine carries food through it, but does not allow mixing of food with enzymes and bile until the lower intestinal connection is reached.
	www.nyhq.org /BariatricSurgery/bypass.html (1713 words)

	Gastric bypass
		In a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the stomach is made smaller by creating a small pouch at the top of the stomach using surgical staples or a plastic band.
		The smaller stomach is connected directly to the middle portion of the small intestine (jejunum), bypassing the rest of the stomach and the upper portion of the small intestine (duodenum).
		In a gastric bypass, the part of the intestine where many minerals and vitamins are most easily absorbed is bypassed.
	www.webmd.com /hw/weight_control/hw252819.asp (798 words)

	Gastric Bypass Surgery Information
		Gastric Bypass surgery is a type of surgery where a pouch is created in the stomach with staples, but a bypass valve is made that will bypass a portion of the small intestines.
		Gastric bypass surgery is only advised to those who are morbidly obese - this is someone with a body mass index greater then 40 and men and women between 80-100 pounds their ideal body weight.
		Gastric bypass surgery comes in many forms but the most popular are combination-techniques that shrink the stomach by stapling off a small section and shortening the small intestine by reattaching it at a lower point where fewer calories will be absorbed.
	www.healthandfinesse.com /gastric-bypass.html (1701 words)

	Gastric Bypass - Alvarado Bariatric Surgeons (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gastric Bypass, Roux en-Y has been said to be the "gold standard" operation for the treatment of Morbid Obesity, for several years, meaning that it is a solidly established reference, to which other operations must measure up..
		Gastric Banding is a variation on the gastroplasty, in which the stomach is neither opened nor stapled -- a band is placed around the outside of the upper stomach, to create an hourglass-shaped stomach, and to produce a small pouch with a narrow outlet.
		After the gastric bypass (not after the gastric banding), a condition called "dumping syndrome" may occur, when sugar is taken on an empty stomach, passes rapidly through the stomach into the intestine, and draws a large amount of fluid into the bowel.
	www.gastricbypass.com /whole.htm (16147 words)

	Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gastric bypass (GBP) is any of a group of similar operative procedures used to treat morbid obesity, a condition which arises from severe accumulation of excess weight as fatty tissue, and the resultant health problems ("co-morbidities") which occur.
		A gastric bypass consists of a division of the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger, lower "remnant" pouch, accompanied by re-arrangement of the small intestines to permit both pouches to remain connected.
		Gastric Bypass is indicated for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity, a diagnosis which is made when the patient is seriously obese, has been unable to achieve satisfactory and sustained weight loss by dietary efforts, and is suffering from co-morbid conditions which are either life-threatening or a serious impairment to the quality of life.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gastric_bypass (5309 words)

	Gastric bypass: Is this weight-loss surgery for you? - MayoClinic.com
		Gastric bypass, which changes the anatomy of your digestive system to limit the amount of food you can eat and digest, is the favored bariatric surgery in the United States.
		Generally, gastric bypass surgery is reserved for people who are unable to achieve or maintain a healthy weight through diet and exercise, are severely overweight, and who have health problems as a result.
		Gastric bypass surgery has also shown to improve mobility and quality of life for people who are severely overweight.
	www.mayoclinic.com /health/gastric-bypass/HQ01465 (1809 words)

	Gastric Bypass
		This procedure works in the same way as the gastric bypass, reducing both the amount of food consumed and the absorption of calories and nutrients.
		Gastric bypass can cause the stomach contents to move too quickly through the small intestine, leading to "dumping syndrome", symptoms of which are diarrhea, nausea, weakness, sweating, and faintness as well as an inability to eat sweets without becoming weak, and sweaty.
		Because gastric bypass operations cause food to bypass the stomach and parts of the small intestine, where most of the iron and calcium from food is absorbed, women run the risk of anemia, developing osteoporosis, and other nutritional deficiencies.
	www.estronaut.com /a/gastric_bypass.htm (1070 words)

	Gastric Bypass Diet
		Gastric bypass is a type of surgery in which the stomach is reduced in size by one of several methods.
		Gastric bypass is usually performed only after many other methods of weight loss have been tried and failed.
		In general, the gastric bypass diet includes foods that are high in protein, and low in fat, fiber, calories, and sugar.
	www.endowsec.com /pated/edtgs22.htm (1641 words)

	Center for Weight Loss - Gastric Bypass Surgery
		Gastric bypass surgery achieves its effects by creating a very small stomach pouch (about thumb-sized) from which the rest of the stomach is permanently divided and separated.
		The lower part of the stomach is bypassed, and food enters the second part of the small bowel about 10 minutes after the beginning of a meal.
		Gastric bypass surgery reduces the volume of your stomach from about a quart to about one ounce or two tablespoons.
	www.csmc.edu /2447.html (1677 words)

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		Gastric bypass is the surgical creation of a small pouch in the stomach to restrict food intake to far less than could be eaten before.
		After gastric bypass surgery, your body will not easily tolerate meals that are high in sugars and fats, foods that may make you physically uncomfortable and are usually avoided.
		Once their weight has been stabilized at normal levels for at yeast a year, gastric bypass patients usually need yet another operation known as body shaping to remove large amounts of excess skin which has been extremely stretched by the massive overweight.
	www.cosmeticsurgery.com /research/cosmetic-surgery/Gastric-Bypass (1862 words)

	Gastric Bypass (Malabsorptive) Surgery
		Gastric bypass surgery, a type of bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery), is a surgical procedure that alters the process of digestion.
		There are several types of gastric bypass procedures, but all of them involve bypassing part of the small bowel by greater or lesser degrees.
		Although a gastric bypass procedure is malabsorptive, it may also be restrictive because the size of the stomach is reduced so that the amount of food that can be eaten is “restricted” due to the smaller stomach.
	www.montefiore.org /healthlibrary/centers/heart/obgasbyp (2260 words)

	Gastric Bypass Surgery
		Weight loss surgery (gastric bypass) has helped many people suffering from morbid obesity to lose weight and improve their general health and wellness.
		Gastric bypass surgery or bariatric surgery as it is sometimes called, makes the stomach smaller and allows food to bypass part of the small intestine.
		For other patients, the gastric bypass experience is quite different with only their surgeon to turn to when things go wrong.
	www.rkmc.com /Gastric_Bypass_Surgery.htm (638 words)

	Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery for Obesity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Gastric Bypass is the most common form of weight loss surgery in the United States because it results in reliable weight loss with acceptable risks and minimal side effects.
		In gastric bypass surgery, the surgeon staples off a large section of the stomach, leaving a tiny pouch.
		It is important that patients who have had a gastric bypass procedure make a lifelong commitment to making the necessary changes in their diet.
	www.columbiasurgery.org /divisions/obesity/surgical_roux.html (477 words)

	Gastric Bypass Surgery - Facts and Information on Gastric Bypass
		People don't decide to have gastric bypass surgery as their first attempt to lose weight.
		Gastric bypass surgery is an appropriate alternative for patients who have tried all conservative measures to control their weight and have failed.
		The gastric bypass surgery has been performed with minor variations since 1968.
	gastic.esurgery.us (487 words)

	Gastric Bypass Los Angeles-Oliak Center for Weight Management-David Oliak MD-Bariatric Surgery
		The gastric bypass operation is the most commonly performed operation for weight loss in the United States.
		Gastric bypass surgery involves constructing a very small stomach pouch (15cc or 1/2oz) and making a connection between the small stomach pouch and the intestine using a Roux-en-Y limb of intestine (see diagram).
		Gastric bypass surgery can be done through an open incision or laparoscopically.
	www.droliak.com /cco-gastricbypass.htm (697 words)

	Gastric bypass surgery on MedicineNet.com
		At 5-foot-5, 272 pounds, Harrison underwent gastric bypass surgery, a procedure in which part of her stomach was stapled down to create a small pouch, limiting the amount of food she can eat.
		Gastric bypass operations combine the creation of a small stomach pouch to restrict food intake and construction of bypasses of the duodenum and other segments of the small intestine to cause malabsorption (decreased ability to absorb nutrients from food).
		Gastric bypass operations that cause malabsorption and restrict food intake produce more weight loss than restriction operations, which only decrease food intake.
	www.medicinenet.com /gastric_bypass_surgery/article.htm (761 words)

	Home Page www.gastricbypassproblems.org
		Gastric bypass surgery (also known as RNY surgery) is a life-saving and enhancing operation for many severely overweight individuals who have failed to lose weight through other, less drastic means.
		For the vast majority of patients, gastric bypass surgery enables overweight patients to regain control over their lives and the many medical conditions associated with obesity such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea and acid reflux.
		In 2003, 103,000 gastric bypass operations were performed in the United States, according to the letter; 84 percent of those patients are women and most are of childbearing age.
	www.gastricbypassproblems.org (7301 words)

	Roux-Y Gastric Bypass
		The proximal gastric pouch is drained into a segment of jejunum and "bypasses" the distal stomach and duodenum.
		The small gastric pouch is "restrictive" and consumption of excessive carbohydrate rich liquids causes "dumping" or abdominal discomfort.
		Gastric bypass is associated with iron and vitamin B
	www.hmc.psu.edu /gastric-bypass/services/roux.htm (202 words)

	Gastric Bypass Information on Healthline
		A gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that creates a very small stomach; the rest of the stomach is removed.
		Gastric bypass surgery is intended to treat obesity, a condition characterized by an increase in body weight beyond the skeletal and physical requirements of a person, resulting in excessive weight gain.
		The rationale for gastric bypass surgery is that by making the stomach smaller a person suffering from obesity will eat less and thus gain less weight.
	www.healthline.com /galecontent/gastric-bypass (918 words)

	GASTRIC BYPASS Medicine and Health Rhode Island - Find Articles
		Gastric stapling, the vertical banded gastroplasty, was for many years the standard bariatric operation.
		However, the gastric bypass, developed by Dr. Mason at the University of Iowa and first reported in 1967, is the current standard surgical approach.
		Wittgrove and Clark reported the first laparoscopic gastric bypass in 1994.8 Since 1994, there have been numerous reports from different authors reporting their techniques and results for laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa4100/is_200402/ai_n9393061 (790 words)

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		Gastric bypass surgery alters this process in two ways, by restricting the amount of food the can be held by the stomach and/or reducing the ability of the body to absorb calories by eliminating part of the small intestine from the digestive process.
		Gastric bypass surgery is a lifeline to those morbidly obese who are facing severe health problems.
		The benefits of gastric bypass surgery are extensive and prolonged weight-loss resulting in significantly lowered risks of hypertension, heart disease, diabetes, and other health conditions related to obesity.
	www.lightenupradio.com (1153 words)

	WIN - Publication - Gastrointestinal Surgery for Severe Obesity
		Next, a Y-shaped section of the small intestine is attached to the pouch to allow food to bypass the lower stomach, the duodenum (the first segment of the small intestine), and the first portion of the jejunum (the second segment of the small intestine).
		With the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, many patients maintain a weight loss of 60 to 70 percent of their excess weight for 10 years or more.
		The risk of death associated with these types of procedures is lower for the gastric bypass (less than 1 percent of patients) than for the biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (2.5 to 5 percent).
	win.niddk.nih.gov /publications/gastric.htm (2744 words)

	UNDERSTANDING THE FUNCTION OF THE SMALL GASTRIC POUCH
		The BG/DGB also uses a small, vertically oriented gastric pouch quite similar to the gastric bypass procedure pouch, the difference being that the outlet is controlled by a band as in the vertical banded gastroplasty and silicone ring gastroplasty, etc., instead of a gastroenteric anastomosis.
		Also, we keep our standard gastric bypass patients with their small edematous outlet on liquid feedings for the first six weeks, gradually advancing from totally liquid nutrition such as Ensure supplemented by protein powder up through a blenderized diet and very soft solids.
		While still in the first year after her gastric bypass, her life, already made difficult by divorce and economic circumstances, became severely disrupted when her only daughter developed a drug problem, an abusive relationship, and finally HIV, and was forced to give up her newborn child.
	gastricbypass.netfirms.com /understandingsmallgastricpouch.htm (7738 words)

	Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery - Procedures overseas - Affordable Obesity treatments in Argentina
		The gastric bypass is the surgery more frequently used to neutralize morbid obesity, to recover health and to begin to enjoy the life under the same conditions as the rest of society
		The technique that is used to carry out the gastric bypass is known as 'Roux-en-Y ' due to the form of a Y that it is given to the new circuit of food circulation through the surgery.
		The gastric banding is a major surgery that is not an exception to this rule.
	www.plenitas.com /en/bypass_gastrico_laparoscopico.htm (1230 words)

	VCU Obesity Surgery Center \| Roux-en-y Gastric Bypass
		Roux-en-y gastric bypass is an effective tool in losing and maintaining weight.
		In the Roux-en-Y Bypass procedure, a small pouch is formed by separating the stomach just below the junction of the esophagus and the stomach with staples.
		The Y limb (arrows) carries digestive juices from the bypassed stomach, pancreas, liver, and duodenum to the remaining intestines.
	www.vcu.edu /lesspainsurgery/obesity/gastric.htm (321 words)

	Gastric Bypass tips and information
		Gastric bypass is a form of weight-loss surgery done on a lot of Americans today.
		In some cases, a gastric bypass is the only way to make losing weight possible.
		For most of us, gastric bypass is merely an option.
	www.mygastricbypassguide.com (312 words)

	Gastric Bypass
		Most of these surgical procedures are gastric bypass operations that combine the creation of a small stomach pouch to restrict food intake and then construction of bypasses of segments of the small intestine that results in decreased ability to absorb nutrients from food.
		The procedure used is called the Roux-en-Y bypass, and is the most common gastric bypass procedure performed in the United States.
		Nurses who work with the bypass patients are specifically trained to care for patients who undergo this procedure.
	www.mgmc.org /body.cfm?id=161 (281 words)

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