Bypassing Stomach May Be Best Obesity Surgery 1.13.05

A new study indicates that gastric banding may have a higher chance of long term complications than gastric bypass. Dr. Markus Weber concluded that laparoscopic gastric bypass is a better option than laparoscopic gastric banding weight loss surgery. Gastric bypass tends to be more successful at reducing weight and other obesity-related health problems.

"With keyhole, or 'laparoscopic' surgery, doctors can either bypass the stomach or place a constricting band around it to achieve weight loss in severely overweight patients. Now, new research suggests that the bypass operation provides better weight loss and offers other advantages over the banding procedure."

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