- Surgical Procedure and Hospital Stay for gastric bypass surgery
- Weight Loss after gastric bypass surgery
- Short Term Side Effects and Complications
- Long Term Side Effects and Complications
- Advantages and Disadvantages
ADVANTAGES |
DISADVANTAGES |
Sustained weight loss with limited dietary compliance. | Risks for nutritional deficiencies are higher than restrictive procedures (bypass causes food toskip the duodenum, where most iron and calcium are absorbed). |
Does not require the implantation of a foreign body, such as a silastic ring used in gastric banding | Anemia may result from malabsorption of vitamin B12 and iron in menstruating women. |
More weight loss than Adjustable Gastric Banding | Decreased absorption of calcium may bring on osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease |
Less long-term maintenance than gastric banding (no band fills needed). | May cause dumping syndrome, a condition in which stomach contents move too quicklythrough the small intestine. This can result in nausea, weakness and sweating, faintness and diarrhea — especially after eating sweets |
Combination procedure – offers both restrictive and malabsorptive effects. | Potential for gastric leaks (due to stapled resection of the stomach |
Robust clinical database available |