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1. FOCUS@HEALTH; Gastric Bypass may control morbid obesity
...Filipino Reporter 02-09-2006 GASTRIC Bypass for half-ton man. The focus for...five weeks ago, a year after his gastric bypass. Without this surgery to control...certainly would be dead." What is Gastric Bypass? As the term bypass suggests...
February 9, 2006; Filipino Reporter

2. Autopsy findings following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity
Background.-Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, currently the most frequently...in obese subjects dying after gastric bypass surgery. Patients.-We studied...who underwent autopsy following gastric bypass surgery for morbid obesity between...
September 1, 2002; Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine

3. Cincinnati Weight Loss Center Offers New Incisionless Procedure to Treat Weight Regain After Gastric Bypass.
Up to 44% of Gastric Bypass Patients Start to Regain Weight Years...procedure to reverse weight regain after gastric bypass surgery. Surgeons Brad Watkins and...pouch and stoma to the original post-gastric bypass proportions to help them back onto...
March 17, 2008; PR Newswire

4. Gastric Bypass
Gastric bypass Definition A gastric bypass is a surgical procedure that creates a very small stomach...allowing the lower part of the stomach to be bypassed. Purpose Gastric bypass surgery is intended to treat obesity, a condition characterized...
January 1, 2004; Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers

5. Effect of the learning curve on the early outcomes of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass / discussion
Open gastric bypass has been demonstrated to provide durable...such an approach for performance of gastric bypass. The purpose of this study was to evaluate...consecutive patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass by a single surgeon over a 24-month...
April 1, 2003; The American Surgeon

6. What is the most appropriate surgery for obese adolescents? Gastric bypass.(Point / Counterpoint)
Laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery is the best option for treating...patients. Our experience with the gastric bypass procedure goes back 25-30 years. While...degrees]/0-95% with the bypass. The gastric bypass approach creates hormonal changes...
July 1, 2006; Pediatric News

7. Gastric bypass may curb mortality from disease.(Gastroenterology)(Clinical report)
...obese individuals who opt to have gastric bypass surgery not only reduce their...in 7,925 patients who underwent gastric bypass between 1984 and 2002, Ted D...did not have the surgery, the gastric bypass group had a statistically significant...
December 15, 2007; Internal Medicine News

8. Synovis Life Technologies' Peri-Strips(R) Decreases the Risk of Staple Line Failure in Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery in a Report by Tufts - New England Medical Center.
...Clinical Benefits of Peri-Strips in Gastric Bypass Surgery Synovis Life Technologies...staple line during laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery reduced the possibility...study evaluated 250 laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery patients who had their...
January 19, 2005; PR Newswire

9. Another Complication for Gastric Bypass Patients.
...who suffer complications after gastric bypass surgery may face further health...come an increase in the number of gastric bypass procedures performed. The American...estimated approximately 140,000 gastric bypass procedures were performed in the...
November 27, 2007; PR Newswire

10. Synovis Life Technologies' Peri-Strips(R) Become Integral Component of Baylor University Medical Center's Innovative Outpatient Gastric Bypass Program.
...Hospital, Dallas, Pioneer Outpatient Gastric Bypass Surgery That Helps Patients Recover...life threatening complication in gastric bypass surgery. Researchers also noted...that using Peri-Strips during gastric bypass surgery helped to prevent leaks...
October 5, 2004; PR Newswire