
Gastric Bypass
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Gastric bypass has historically been the most popular bariatric procedure. It is still widely accepted as the gold standard for bariatric procedure. This is preferred operation especially in patients with reflux. It causes food restriction and malabsorbtion. Unlike sleeve gastrectomy, stomach remains in abdomen. It is more effective compared with gastric banding and sleeve gastrectomy. But, it is a more complicated procedure and may cause malabsorbtion of some required nutrients such as calcium, iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D, vitamin B1, zinc.
It is simpler and takes lower time compared to Roux-n-Y gastric bypass. It is a popular procedure recently. It is an alternative procedure to the gastric bypass. Its complication rate is lower compared to bypass. It causes malabsorbtion and restriction of nutrients.
Someone in the world dies from complications associated with diabetes every 10 seconds. Diabetes is one of the top ten leading causes of deaths. Diabetics have health expenditures higher than non-diabetics. Approximately 90 percent of type 2 diabetes mellitus the most common form of diabetes, is attributable to excessive body fat. The prevalence of diabetes is 8.9 percent but more than 25 percent among individuals with severe obesity.