Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

“The Gastric”

In a Gastric Bypass, the stomach is cut into two sections: a smaller upper “pouch” and larger lower “remnant”. The small intestine is cut in two and the lower intestine is attached to the upper stomach with stapler/sutures, the upper intestine is stapled/sewn to the lower intestine. Patients typically stay in the hospital for 2 nights or more.

Possible results may include:

• Weight loss
• Improvement in obesity related diseases
• Average hospital stay of 2 days
• Intestine leaks at staple/suture line
• Bleeding at staple/suture line
• Intestinal obstruction
• Difficulty swallowing
• Excess scaring of the pouch connection
• Ulcer that creates hole in intestine
• Unsatisfactory weight loss
• Unsatisfactory weight loss or weight regain

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