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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Outcomes

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Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery

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Obesity is a rapidly growing health problem that contributes to numerous life-threatening or disabling problems including type 2 diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, degenerative joint disease, and obstructive sleep apnea. Significant weight reduction in the morbidly obese patient improves or reverses associated illness and benefits the patient’s general well-being. The resolution of comorbidities following surgically induced weight loss is well established. Type 2 diabetes mellitus resolves in 82% to 98.8% of patients, hypertension in 52% to 91.5%, gastroesophageal reflux in 72%-97.8%, hypercholesterolemia in 63% to 97%, sleep apnea in 74% to 97.8%, stress urinary incontinence in 44% to 97%, arthritis in 41% to 90.3%, and migraine headache in 57% (1–5). Superior outcomes are expected with increasing experience, perfection of operative technique, and refinements in postoperative care.

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Rogula, T., Thodiyil, P.A., Brethauer, S.A., Schauer, P.R. (2007). Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass: Outcomes. In: Schauer, P.R., Schirmer, B.D., Brethauer, S.A. (eds) Minimally Invasive Bariatric Surgery. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-68062-0_31

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