Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is the only bariatric surgery that effectively treats heartburn. Many people who are candidates for bariatric surgery struggle with heartburn, also called acid reflux.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery was once the most common weight loss surgeries, but it is far outpaced by the sleeve gastrectomy. Gastric bypass accounts for only 18% of weight loss surgeries.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. This is the most common type of gastric bypass surgery. First, the surgeon creates a small stomach pouch by stapling the upper part of your stomach.

Research led by the Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Germany has ...

Purpose Pharmacokinetic considerations in patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are explored. Summary The prevalence of obesity, especially morbid obesity, has dramatically ...

Sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass were associated with about five-times more weight loss than weekly injections of GLP-1 ...

Gastric Bypass. Gastric bypass has been used for decades. It has undergone updates over the years and is now usually done laparoscopically. Roux-en-Y is one type of gastric bypass whose steps include: ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, better known as gastric bypass surgery, involves stapling your stomach, dividing the small intestine to create a smaller pouch, and then reconnecting the upper portion of ...

Kraljevic M, Süsstrunk J, Wölnerhanssen BK, et al. Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity: The SM-BOSS Randomized Clinical Trial.

Gastric bypass, medically known as Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is a type of bariatric surgery involving “bypassing” parts of the gastrointestinal tract to aid in weight loss.

The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, such as higher ...

Compared with patients who lost similar amounts of weight with diet alone, patients who underwent Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery and adhered to a similar diet had significantly lower non-HDL ...