Gastric Bypass | Weight Loss Surgery
The gallbladder is a digestive organ located under the right side of the liver and connected to the common bile duct. Bile is a digestive juice secreted by the liver that helps digest fats and has...
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Clear Liquids During the first week after surgery patients should drink clear liquids. Clear liquids are defined as liquids that one can see through. They should not be carbonated and of course not...
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A complication is an unexpected medical or psychological event occurring after surgery. Every effort is taken to prevent complications, but because of the magnitude of gastric bypass and the many...
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The outcomes information and comments on this page are based on unselected, consecutive patients from Dr. Callery's bariatric surgery practice. Each Green Diamond represents one patient at time of last...
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"Consequences" are changes that one would expect to occur as a normal result of gastric bypass. They stem from making a small stomach pouch and from bypassing the majority of the stomach and the...
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Many bariatric surgeons tell their patients that gastric bypass is "tool" to help them lose weight. It's not automatic, and the patient's behavior after surgery plays a very large part in her/his...
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The gastric bypass and Lap-Band® procedures are not meant for everyone. One of the most important steps in approaching the gastric bypass is first determining if you are a candidate. Gastric bypass and...
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These photographs show how Dr. Callery performs a laparoscopic gastric bypass. There are almost as many variations on the way to perform a gastric bypass as there are surgeons who perform the surgery....
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Step One, Gastric Bypass Procedure: Divide Stomach and Jejunum During the gastric bypass procedure, the upper stomach is divided with a stapler and reinforced with stitches to create the new upper...
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