I am morbidly obese and am interested in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Is this surgery performed in South Africa? If so, where can I find relevant contact details? Answer::Dear Tricia As far as I know ...

Severe complications, such as biliary perforation or cholangiocarcinoma, may lead to life-threatening consequences (1). The standard surgical treatment for congenital biliary dilatation (CBD) requires ...

However, sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass did not significantly differ in terms of mean percentage total weight loss.

About The Study: After more than 10 years of follow-up in the Swiss Multicenter Bypass or Sleeve Study randomized clinical trial, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass demonstrated superiority over ...

Introduction: The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is an effective treatment of morbid obesity leading to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) resolution. However, evidence demonstrates that standard limb ...

In addition to the two most common surgical procedures—sleeve gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)—there are numerous other metabolic bariatric surgery procedures and considerable variation ...

Study compares laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) in obese patients, finding both procedures have low, comparable perioperative risks and complications ...

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

I am morbidly obese and I would like to find out if Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is performed in South Africa. If it is, where I can I find contact details etc. Answer::Tricia, it is done in SA ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery makes your stomach smaller and reroutes your intestines. It’s the most well-established weight loss surgery.