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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1981-3-24
pubmed:abstractText
Seven hundred patients at a community hospital underwent gastric bypass for morbid obesity. Postoperative complications developed in 14.9 percent. The incidence of major complications was particularly low. Both weight loss and the percentage of excess weight lost in the postoperative period were very satisfactory. The criteria for selecting patients for gastric bypass are presented and preoperative evaluation is reviewed. Major technical points in the operation are stressed. Roux-Y reconstruction of gastrointestinal continuity is the preferred technique in our hands. This report reemphasizes the safety and efficacy of gastric bypass as a treatment for morbid obesity. When careful patient selection, preoperative evaluation and operative techniques are combined. excellent results can be expected in the community hospital.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0002-9610
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
140
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
747-50
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1980
pubmed:articleTitle
Gastric bypass for obesity. Results of a community hospital series.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article