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Complications Of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Obesity keeps some gastric bypass patients from proper care

October 03, 2008
Some patients who suffer complications after gastric bypass surgery may be too big for scanning equipment, U.S. researchers warn. According to the recent study, 27 percent of surgery patients who weighed over 450 pounds could not fit on diagnostic equipment and had to undergo exploratory surgery instead. Experts say patients considering gastric bypass surgery should take into account that they may be unable to get follow-up imaging using standard methods. Read more »

Expert & Community Posts

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Is Gastric Bypass Surgery Right for You?
By Heather Reese , Health Expert

...that 1 in 10 people who have this surgery report complications. While this surgery can be... Read more »

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Are You a Candidate for Obesity Surgery? Part 1
By Dr. Jeffrey Heit , Health Expert

...higher surgical risk category with potential for more complications. Your surgeon and primary... Read more »

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Is Type 2 Operable?
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...would probably be less invasive, with fewer long-term complications, than the complex gastric... Read more »

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A Miracle Diabetes Cure
By Gretchen Becker , Health Expert

...a BG level of 160 all day long is enough to cause complications.   Some people don't spill... Read more »

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Erectile dysfunction and obesity
By Dr. Justin Harmon , Health Expert

...erectile function improved in patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass is a... Read more »

Health Guide

Gastric bypass
...gastric bypass surgery include: Bleeding Infections Follow-up surgeries to correct complications, or to remove excess skin Gallstones due to significant weight loss in a... Read more »
Gastric bypass
...adjust the band to allow food to pass more slowly or quickly through your digestive system. Possible complications include nausea, vomiting and gastroesophageal reflux. Indications ... Read more »
Gastric bypass
...and feel full more quickly, you still have to do much of the work. To achieve weight loss and avoid complications from the procedure, you must exercise and eat properly -- according to important,... Read more »
Surgery for Weight Loss
...gastric banding (the Lap-Band) usually does not require a major incision and avoids some of the major complications of gastric bypass:It employs an adjustable silicone band that is placed around... Read more »
Weight Control and Diet: Highlights
...patients who had the surgery. The findings were published the September 2005 Mayo Clinic Proceedings.Gastric bypass surgery helps lower the blood pressure of very obese patients, according to... Read more »

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Heart bypass surgery

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