Procedure helps bariatric surgery patients keep weight off (KING5 Seattle)

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What happens when gastric bypass doesn't do the trick? A new procedure that doesn't require open surgery may be the answer.


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Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass A type of gastric bypass procedure which combines restrictive and malabsorption techniques - meaning, it reduces the amount of food a patient can comfortably eat (restriction), and also reduces the amount of calories that can be digested in the small intestine (malabsorption). This combination of bariatric methods leads to greater weight loss and the roux-en-y procedure is seen as one of the best ways to treat clinically severe obesity. See WLS Videos for animated surgery technique.