Following surgery, there were 1,651 adverse events (6.0, 4.6, and 5.7 per year after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy, respectively).

2 Deficiency is more common in females and people aged 50–70 years.3 A history of malabsorptive gastrointestinal surgery (9%–10% prevalence after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass),5 chronic malabsorption ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy more effective for achieving greater than or equal to 50% excess weight loss. HealthDay News — For adults with severe obesity, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass ...

In the trial, the system was employed at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center in Houston for a Roux-en-Y procedure, which creates a smaller pouch within the stomach and connects it to the small ...

Participants were randomly assigned to one of the three surgical groups: Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), sleeve gastrectomy (SG), and adjustable gastric banding (AGB). Data were collected on weight ...

Of the patients receiving bariatric surgery, 4301 underwent sleeve gastrectomy and 1906 had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery. The bariatric surgery patients were compared with a control ...

This procedure isn’t as common as it used to be. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and gastric sleeve have mostly replaced it. Ask your doctor how much weight you're likely to lose and what you'll need ...

Left ventricular geometry, myocardial oxygen demand, and longitudinal mechanics are improved 5 years after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. The 5-year trajectories of left ventricular function and ...

Wilson, chief of minimally invasive surgery and elective general surgery at UT Health Houston, performed Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery using Ottava at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center.

He performed a Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass surgery using the OTTAVA Robotic Surgical System at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. “Surgical robotics is at the forefront of innovation in minimally ...