Laparoscopic Roux- en-Y Gastric Bypass • The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass changes how the stomach and small intestine handle food. • First, a small pouch, is
made from a part of the stomach. This pouch, which functions as the new stomach, is smaller than the original so you feel full with less food. • The pouch is connected to the small intestine, which results in the bypass of food from most of the stomach and part of the small intestine. Like the sleeve gastrectomy procedure, Roux-en-Y results in a change in the production of different hormones, which can help patients lose weight by lessening appetite and cravings. But because the stomach is the first portion of the intestines, it no longer sees food and changes the hormonal environment and greatly helps weight loss. • Length of hospital stay: 2 days, 1 night.
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