Author(s)Yu EW, Lee MP, Landon JE, Lindeman KG, Kim SC. Fracture risk after bariatric surgery: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass versus adjustable gastric banding. J Bone Miner Res. 2017, 32(6):1229-1236. doi: ...

Which of the two most common bariatric surgeries - gastric sleeve or gastric bypass - has the highest subsequent risk of additional operations or procedures? According to a study published in the ...

The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not. The overall risk, however, ...

After a popular type of weight-loss surgery, nearly 21 percent of patients develop a drinking problem, sometimes years later, researchers report. The researchers followed more than 2,000 patients who ...

CHICAGO – As Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery changes eating habits and transforms a patient's gut, different levels of gene expression that emerge post-surgery may provide clues for new type 2 diabetes ...

A new study offers some sobering news about weight-loss surgery. People who undergo a gastric bypass procedure called Roux-en-Y are three times more likely than those in the general population to die ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Roux-en-Y bariatric surgery may nearly double the risk for kidney stones, despite earlier indications that it ...

Answer: C. The follow up care of a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patient is critical and involves a life-long commitment for the patient and the primary care provider. In the immediate post-operative ...

ORLANDO -- Five years following surgery, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients had greater weight loss versus sleeve gastrectomy patients, researchers reported here. In a retrospective analysis presented ...

HealthDay News — While most patients who undergo Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery say their well-being has improved, high rates of symptoms and hospitalization are also reported, according to a study ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Seven years ago, my patient had a Roux-en-Y procedure to fight her obesity, and the result was just what she ...

The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors ...