Bariatric surgeons continue to debate whether or not patients achieve and maintain a greater degree of weight loss with these types of procedures as compared to the Roux-en-y gastric bypass. It is generally agreed, however, that the operative and long-term nutritional...

The laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is our operation of choice. It is similar to the traditional or “open” procedure except for the size of the incision and the ability to make a smaller more precise gastric pouch due to the superior visualization afforded...