RNY - gastric bypass

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• Description: stomach is cut into two pieces and the smaller piece (about the size of an egg) is connected to the small bowel which also has been shortened and some bypassed. This is the oldest surgery still being done.

• Complications
  • Feeding Tube needed after gastric bypass -transcripts and videos
  • State investigates obesity surgery deaths in 2010
  • Non Bariatric industry study found high complication rate in Gastric bypass patients
  • Bone loss in gastric bypass patients
  • Reversal - Takedown
• Surgeons
  • Inventor of gastric bypass prefers stomach stapling only (restriction surgery)
  • Regarding surgical mortality by Wesley Clark, MD (bariatric surgeon)
  • compare RNY to lap band - Dr Simpson - click on why we do the lap band
  • Several articles about gastric bypass, after care etc by Dr Callery
• Patients
  • Great forum - Renewed Reflections
• After surgery care
  • Support mailing list for those having after surgery concerns (and for pre-ops to lurk)
  • Pouch Rules for Dummies
  • Flancbaum ("DOCTOR'S GUIDE TO WLS") after surgery diet plan