The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher ...

Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has ...

Adults who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass are more likely to lose 50% or more of their excess body weight than those who undergo sleeve gastrectomy or gastric banding, according to data from the ...

(HealthDay News) — The long-term outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) may differ in intention-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) populations, according to a ...

About The Study: After more than 10 years of follow-up in the Swiss Multicenter Bypass or Sleeve Study randomized clinical trial, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass demonstrated superiority over ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, better known as gastric bypass surgery, involves stapling your stomach, dividing the small intestine to create a smaller pouch, and then reconnecting the upper portion of ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was once the most common weight loss surgeries, but it is far outpaced by the sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric bypass accounts for only 18% of weight loss surgeries.

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Study compares laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in obese patients, finding both procedures have low, comparable perioperative risks and complications ...

The mean excess BMI loss was higher after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (67.1%) than sleeve gastrectomy (58.8%). However, the difference between the two groups (8.3%) was found to be within the ...

These findings are based on an analysis of Medicaid data from 158,186 total Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) surgery procedures performed during 2 periods: a pre-ACA period between 2007 and 2009 ...

Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery are the two most common types of bariatric surgery. Both surgeries aim to reduce the size of a person’s stomach and limit the amount of food they can eat.