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Bariatrics

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Alternate Names
stomach surgery, gastro lap band, malabsorptive surgeries, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RGB), biliopancreatic diversion (BPD), gastric bypass, Vertical banded gastroplasty (VBG)

Stomach Surgery for Severe Obesity

In 2002, there were an estimated 11 - 15 million Americans who were morbidly obese (at significant risk of death due to their weight). Obesity is now a rival to tobacco for the leading cause of death in the U.S. As a result of the increasing obesity rates, the rates of surgery as a means of treatment are also increasing. In 2003, the National Institutes of Health reported more than 120,000 stomach surgeries.



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