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 ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a weight loss surgery that makes your stomach smaller and reroutes your intestines. You feel full faster, so you eat less. It can also affect how you absorb calories and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery may be associated with greater weight loss, diabetes control and lower risk for ...

In normal digestion, food passes through the entire stomach and then enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), ...

Answer: D. Iron deficiency after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass can occur as early as two months after surgery or at any point in life after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. The incidence of iron deficiency may be ...

Bariatric surgery on an obese patient. There is no statistically significant difference in weight loss at 5 years after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy vs laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in ...

ByYu 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: ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Yu and colleagues identified 29,624 adults who underwent ...

Obese patients with Type 2 diabetes who don't have excessive surgical risk may find that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery can help them reduce their risk of heart disease, a new clinical trial ...