Sentences with phrase «duodenal switch»

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Rex Bariatric Specialists offers Raleigh patients the latest in weight loss surgery, such as bilio - pancreatic diversion with duodenal switch.

Both procedures appear to be reasonably safe in the hands of an experienced team, but the duodenal switch appears to offer a considerable advantage in terms of the amount and possibly the duration of weight loss.»

In the October issue of the Annals of Surgery, the researchers report that the duodenal switch (DS) produced greater weight loss than the Roux - en - Y gastric bypass (RYGB) by all measures in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of at least 50.

«While there is no single ideal bariatric procedure that can be applied to all severely obese patients, we have generally recommended the duodenal switch for those with a BMI greater than 50,» said study author Vivek Prachand, MD, assistant professor of surgery at the University of Chicago.

One hundred ninety - eight patients underwent duodenal switch and 152 had a gastric bypass.

The operations included gastric bypass (57 %), gastric banding (23 %), sleeve gastrectomy (19 %) and duodenal switch (1 %).

Those whose surgeons chose to perform a sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass or duodenal switch operation were more likely to achieve a BMI under 30 than those who had adjustable gastric bands placed around their stomachs.

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