In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, we make a small “pouch” out of the stomach ... small incisions and using small instruments and a camera to guide the surgery (laparoscopic approach). The surgical robot ...

A long-term study finds that Roux-en-Y gastric bypass leads to greater sustained weight loss and better GERD management than ...

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More information: Marko Kraljević et al, Long-Term Outcomes of Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass vs Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Obesity, JAMA Surgery (2025). DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass led to greater weight loss than sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity at 10 years, according ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults who underwent gastric bypass had more excess BMI loss 10 years after surgery than those who had a ...

VSG is promoted as a less invasive alternative to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, the bariatric surgery most frequently performed in the U.S. CTAF recently assessed the evidence for laparoscopic ...

The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity has increased dramatically over the past decade, which has raised concerns about safety, efficacy and cost-effectiveness.

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a new non-surgical bariatric procedure that achieves a similar effect as gastric sleeve surgery. ESG requires no incisions or cutting into the stomach – the ...

Hospital stays are generally shorter for patients undergoing laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery versus open surgery. During your hospital stay, expect to: As you cope with the physical and ...

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