Did You Know? | The MUSC Digestive Disease Center in the new Ashley River Tower has 22 beds designed specially for obese patients. All the rooms are private with sleeper sofas and recliners for family members. |
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The Medical University of South Carolina's weight loss surgery program performs two weight loss surgeries for the treatment of obesity. The program currently offers the Gastric bypass Roux-en-Y and Lap-Band® adjustable gastric banding weight loss surgeries. Below is an overview of each of these procedures. If you have questions we encourage you to contact us directly.
Combined Restrictive/Malabsorptive Operations
Combined operations are the most common bariatric procedures and weight loss surgeries. They restrict both food intake and the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs.  |
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB). This operation, illustrated in figure 4, is the most common and successful combined procedure in the United States. The first step in a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is to have the surgeon create a small stomach pouch to restrict food intake. Next, a Y-shaped section of the small intestine is attached to the pouch to allow food to bypass the lower stomach, the duodenum (the first segment of the small intestine), and the first portion of the jejunum (the second segment of the small intestine). This reduces the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs. Rarely, a cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal) is performed to avoid the gallstones that may result from rapid weight loss. More commonly, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patients take medication after the operation to dissolve gallstones. Detailed information on gastric bypass surgery
More on the Roux-en-Y bypass procedure
More on the risks of this procedure
Brief history and summary of bariatric surgery (ASBS)
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