Objective—Malabsorptive bariatric surgery (biliopancreatic diversion and biliointestinal bypass [BIBP]) reduces serum cholesterol levels more than restrictive surgery (adjustable gastric banding ...

Medically reviewed by Suzanne Fisher, RD Bariatric surgery is a powerful weight-loss tool that requires substantial diet and ...

When we included all types of bariatric surgery in the analysis ... The subanalysis for malabsorptive surgery contained 920 patients of African descent and 2,424 patients of Caucasian descent ...