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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: 1-800-GET-THIN, Abdominoperineal resection, Adjustable gastric band, Anal sphincterotomy, Appendectomy, Bariatric surgery, Billroth I, Billroth II, Bowel resection, Colectomy, Coloanal anastomosis, Colonic polypectomy, Colostomy, Colostomy reversal, Distal splenorenal shunt procedure, Duodenal switch, Enterotomy, Esophagectomy, Esophagogastric dissociation, Exploratory laparotomy, Gastrectomy, Gastric bypass surgery, Gastroduodenostomy, Gastroenterostomy, Gastropexy, Hartmann's operation, Hassab's decongestion operation, Heller myotomy, Hemorrhoidolysis, Hill repair, Hofmeister-Finsterer operation, Ileo-anal pouch, Ileostomy, J-pouch coloanal anastomosis, Jejunoileal bypass, Jejunostomy, Laparoscopy, Lateral internal sphincterotomy, LIFT technique, Lower anterior resection, Natural orifice translumenal endoscopic surgery, Nissen fundoplication, Omentopexy, Partial ileal bypass surgery, Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy, Proctocolectomy, Pyloromyotomy, Reichel-Polya operation, Roux-en-Y anastomosis, Rubber band ligation, Side-to-end coloanal anastomosis, Stapled hemorrhoidopexy, Stretta procedure, Transanal hemorrhoidal dearterialization, Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery. Excerpt: Gastric bypass procedures (GBP) are any of a group of similar operations that first divides the stomach into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch and then re-arranges the small intestine to connect to both. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different GBP names. Any GBP leads to a marked reduction in the functional volume of the stomach, accompanied by an altered physiological and physical response to food. The operation is prescribed to treat morbid obesity (defined as a body mass index greater than 40), type 2 diabetes, hypertension, sleep...
