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Roux-en-Y Weight Loss Surgery Increases Kidney Stone Risk

The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. (continued...)

Roux-en-Y weight loss surgery raises kidney stone risk

(Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions) The most popular type of gastric bypass surgery appears to nearly double the chance that a patient will develop kidney stones, despite earlier assumptions that it would not, Johns Hopkins doctors report in a new study. The overall risk, however, remains fairly (continued...)

OR-Live Presents: Webcast Featuring Laparoscopic Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery

The Bariatric Center at Saint Francis Hospital and Medical Center is proud to offer a web cast featuring Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery. Director of Bariatric Surgery, Ioannis Raftopoulos, M.D., Ph.D., performs the surgery with commentary provided by Jeffrey Steinberg, (continued...)

Synthetic Mesh Prevents Hernias in Open Gastric Bypass

LODZ, Poland -- In open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass polypropylene mesh used to hold the incision closed prevents hernias despite extreme obesity, researchers here reported. (continued...)

Duodenal Switch Called Bariatric Surgery of Choice for 'Super-Obese'

CHICAGO -- For "super-obese" patients, biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch appears to achieve better weight loss than Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, researchers said. (continued...)

New Procedure Better Than Gastric Bypass for Super Obese

Patients who are considered super obese lose much more weight when they have the newer duodenal switch procedure than when they have the standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. (continued...)

Gastric Bypass Superior to Banding for Super Obese

NEW YORK -- For super morbidly obese patients, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is a better approach than gastric banding, according to researchers here. (continued...)

Things You Need To Know About Gastric Bypass Surgery

Gastric bypass is a kind of surgical interference that is mostly used for significant weight loss if you are over weight. This surgical interference reduces your calorie intake. After the surgery, stomach will be small and you feel full faster to reduce amount of food. Part of stomach with small intestine (continued...)

May 18, 2006: Roux-en-Y: Join Hahnemann University Hosptal as they present minimally invasive weight loss surgery featuring a live panel discussion on daVinci® Gastric Bypass surgery.

Roux-en-Y: – Hahnemann University Hospital's Center for Surgical Weight Loss
will host an interactive webcast of a bariatric surgery, also known as Roux-en-Y
Gastric Bypass surgery, and a panel discussion on the benefits of minimally
invasive techniques for this procedure including (continued...)

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Gastric Bypass Surgery - Do You Know The Risks?

Ten years ago some 20,000 weight-loss operations were undertaken in the United States each year. In the coming year that figure is likely to reach an unbelievable 200,000.

Today about 30% of the population of the United States is overweight, with about a third of these people being categorised as clinically obese. Additionally, a staggering nine million adults are more than 100 pounds overweight and are classified as morbidly obese.

For these people the normal remedy of diet and exercise simply doesn't work and they are turning more and more towards gastric bypass surgery.

The commonest form of gastric bypass surgery now is a procedure known as Roux-en-Y which creates a pouch in the stomach, using a section of the stomach itself, that is then connected to the small intestine, bypassing a large portion of the stomach and duodenum. the procedure to hold significant quantities of food but, by bypassing the duodenum, the absorption of fat is also substantially reduced.

The growing popularity of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, helped along by such things as its use by a number of high-profile celebrities, expanded coverage by Medicare and some creative marketing, has led to an increase in the number of medical facilities providing the procedure. Some of these facilities are however better than others and just a few are perhaps a little too concerned with the profit to be made from the provision of gastric bypass surgery. This, in turn, presents an increasing danger for those considering surgery.

Results can be impressive, (continued...)

Is Bariatric Surgery Right for You?

Bariatrics is the branch of medicine which deals with obesity: the causes, prevention and treatment of. The goal is to be able to supply overweight people with diet and nutrition programs, exercises and lifestyle change recommendations to help keep their weight down. When necessary, appetite suppressants and other medications may be prescribed. Yet one of the most requested treatments is bariatric surgery.

There are several different types of weight-loss procedures available with the most popular being Roux-en-Y surgery, commonly known as stomach stapling. But before deciding if you want to proceed with a weigh-loss operation, there are many factors to discuss with your doctor.

For starters, there is a difference between being overweight and suffering from obesity. Being overweight is considered having a total body weight over the recommended for ideal health. It is not necessarily unhealthy, though it is becoming a trend in America. Obesity is much more severe and can lead to serious health problems.

You cannot just walk in and demand to have any type of weight-loss procedure done to you; there are certain qualifications. The basic criteria are as follows:

- Must have a body-weight 100lbs. or more over your ideal body weight.

- Must have a Body Mass Index (BMI) greater that 40 or greater than 35 with medical complications directly resulting from your weight. - Must have a attempted to try non-surgical options such as supervised diets and exercise programs. - No indication of psychological disorder or alcohol abuse.(continued...)

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