Bariatric Surgery - Laparoscopic Roux En Y Gastroplasty
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Alternate Names for Bariatric Surgery - Laparoscopic Roux En Y Gastroplasty:
Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic
Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
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What is Bariatric Surgery - Laparoscopic Roux En Y Gastroplasty?
Alternate Names for Bariatric Surgery - Laparoscopic Roux En Y Gastroplasty:
Roux en Y gastroplasty - laparoscopic
Weight-reduction surgery - laparoscopic roux en y gastroplasty
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a surgery for obesity . It changes the stomach and small intestine to cause weight loss by:
- Restricting food intake-creates a small pouch to serve as the stomach, so you cannot eat as much
- Making the body unable to absorb as many calories from the food-bypasses the first part of the small intestine, where many of the calories from food are usually absorbed
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