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  • Title: The gastric bypass procedure in the treatment of morbid obesity.
    Author: Husemann B.
    Journal: Int Surg; 1980; 65(2):107-10. PubMed ID: 7216654.
    Abstract:
    Gastric bypass is an effective surgical procedure in the treatment of extreme obesity. A small gastric reservoir and a narrow anastomosis are combined to limit food intake. In patients with a mean weight of 94% above the Broca value, the normal weight is reached within 18 months after the operation. Failure to lose weight can be caused by technical errors during operation or by a continuous food intake after operation. Surgical complications are rare. The operative mortality is less than 1% and anastomotic ulcers occur in only 2% of cases. Unlike jejunoileal bypass, it causes no metabolic dysfunction.
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