Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs. Sleeve Gastrectomy Both a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduce your stomach size. In a sleeve gastrectomy, your surgeon removes part of your stomach to ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that significantly reduces the size of the stomach and changes connections with the small intestine. Gastric banding, another weight-loss option ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) was associated with an increased risk of alcohol use disorder (AUD)-related hospitalizations compared with sleeve gastrectomy and a weight management program, a ...

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 ...

Patients who underwent uncut Roux-en-Y had more severe gastrointestinal symptoms and higher incidence of residual gastritis and degree of bile reflux, while experiencing no reduction in stasis ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery significantly predicted being diagnosed with a urinary stone calculus (odds ratio [OR], 1.71; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.44 - 2.04) and undergoing a surgical ...

If iron deficiency occurs after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, doses of up to 300 mg oral iron daily may be needed. In some cases (especially for menstruating women) intravenous iron may be warranted.

(HealthDay News) — The long-term outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) may differ in intention-to-treat (ITT) and per protocol (PP) populations, according to a ...

Pharmacokinetic Considerations in Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Patients April Smith; Brian Henriksen; Andrew Cohen Disclosures Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2011;68 (23):2241-2247.

Patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may be at greater risk for non-vertebral fracture than those having adjustable gastric banding (AGB), a new population-based study ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery (RYGB) is currently the most effective treatment for morbid obesity, and clinical studies suggest that RYGB patients change food preferences and the desire to eat ...