Gastric bypass

Introduction: Gastric bypass

Description of Gastric bypass

Gastric bypass: Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMALL INTESTINE by an end-to-side SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS, depending on the amounts of intestinal surface being bypasses. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of MORBID OBESITY by limiting the size of functional STOMACH, food intake, and food absorption.
Source: MeSH 2007

Gastric bypass: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Gastric bypass:

• Gastric
• Gastric disorders (10 causes)
• Gastric pain (7 causes)
• Bypass
• Division
• Stomach
• Stomach symptoms (3217 causes)
• Stomach disease
• Stomach disorder
• Stomach pain (49 causes)

Terms associated with Gastric bypass:

Terms Similar to Gastric bypass:

• Gastroileal Bypass

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Gastric bypass

• Bariatric Surgery
• Gastroenterostomy

Source - MeSH 2007

Hierarchical classifications of Gastric bypass

The following list attempts to classify Gastric bypass into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Therapeutics
  • Bariatrics
    • Bariatric Surgery
      • Gastric Bypass

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Anastomosis, Surgical
    • Gastroenterostomy
      • Gastric Bypass

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Bariatric Surgery
    • Gastric Bypass

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Surgical Procedures, Operative
  • Digestive System Surgical Procedures
    • Gastroenterostomy
      • Gastric Bypass

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