Laparoscopic Roux en Y Gastric Bypass

Procedure Type Combined Restrictive / Malabsorptive

Description

• Stapling is used to create a small, upper stomach pouch leading to early satiety/satisfaction with small quantity of food.
• Essentially a large part of stomach & small intestine is bypassed, so that food & digestive juices mix with each other distally. This results in delayed & reduced absorption of nutrients & calories.

Gastric Bypass Roux

Results

• Average of 77% of excess body weight loss one year after surgery.
• Studies show that even after 14 years of surgery, patients have maintained 80% of excess body weight loss.
• Study of 20000 patients showed that 96% of associated health conditions were improved or resolved, including back pain, sleep apnea, high blood pressure, Type II diabetes and depression.
• In most cases patients report an early sense of fullness, combined with a sense of satisfaction, that reduces the desire to excessive eating.