DS/BPD - duodenalswitch

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• Most of your stomach is stapled off and removed from the body
• Most of your small bowel is bypassed.
• This means you could suffer protein malnutrition in a few years in addition to other types of malnutrition
• Less than 25 percent of WLS surgeons DO this surgery because they say the weight loss isn't any better than the others and therefore, not worth exposing their patients to the increased risks.
• The long term risks with the DS/BPD may be similar to those of the old intestinal bypass, according to the ASMBS
• Some patients you talk to, will make you think this is not a risky surgery - don't believe them.

• Description and studies
  • Description and diagram of the DS/BPD
  • DS/BPD long term results - study
  • The Hess report on the DS/BPD
  • The Scopinaro report on the BPD
• Patients
  • illness and takedown with a DS/BPD procedure - Barbara: 4 years post op
  • Yahoo! Groups : DS_PostOp_Problems - lurk this community to see some of the issues with DS
  • Duodenal Switch information zone Patient run site
• Medical data on the DS/BPD
  • DS Consent form
  • Vitamin Deficiencies in DS/BPD and gastric bypass