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Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small in...
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surgery on part of the gastrointestinal tract as a treatment for morbid obesity.
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(bear-ee-AT-ric) Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help the patient with extreme obesity lose weight. Bariatric surgery is a weight-loss method used for people who have a body mass index (BMI) above 40. Surgery may also be an option for people with a BMI between 35 and 40 who have health problems like heart disease or type 2 diabetes.
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An operation designed to cause weight loss, often by reducing the size of the stomach.
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Bariatric surgery: Surgery on the stomach and/or intestines to help a person with extreme obesity lose weight. Bariatric surgery is an option for people who have a body mass index (BMI) above 40. Surgery is also an option for people with a BMI between 35 and 40 who have health problems like type 2 diabetes or heart disease. There are two main types...
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(n.), also known as Weight-Loss Surgery, Surgery for Morbid Obesity, Stomach Stapling Surgery, Gastric Stapling, Stomach Stapling, Stomach Stapling Obesity Surgery, Morbid Obesity Surgery, and Stomach Reduction Surgery. Broad term for any number of surgical procedures performed to treat morbid obesity.
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