Despite there being more patients undergoing bariatric surgery since the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, these surgeries had better postoperative outcomes. The number of patients ...

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 ...

The perioperative risk is similar and low for both laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB); therefore, that risk should not be a deciding factor in the ...

Weight loss surgery—also known as bariatric surgery—is a broad term that describes surgical procedures designed to help you lose weight. Weight loss surgeries do this by adjusting the stomach and ...

An initially large improvement in fitness levels experienced by patients with severe obesity who either had gastric bypass surgery or no intervention over an 11.5-year period ebbed over time but ...

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 ...