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  2. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    Rapid weight loss after obesity surgery can contribute to the development of gallstones, especially at 6 and 18 months. [27] [29] Estimates for prevalence of symptomatic gallstones after Roux-En-Y gastric bypass range from 3–13%. [18] The risk of gallstones following bariatric surgery has shown to be higher among those of the female sex. [50]

  3. Antrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Nowadays, the mortality rates for antrectomy are typically low. The death rate of antrectomy for ulcer treatment is 1-2%, while it is 1-3% for gastric cancer. [4] Similarly, the chances of developing complications after surgery depend on the reason for the surgery and the type of complication in question.

  4. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Sleeve gastrectomy was originally performed as a modification to another bariatric procedure, the duodenal switch, and then later as the first part of a two-stage gastric bypass operation on extremely obese patients for whom the risk of performing gastric bypass surgery was deemed too large. The initial weight loss in these patients was so ...

  5. Abdominal surgery - Wikipedia

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    The term abdominal surgery broadly covers surgical procedures that involve opening the abdomen . Surgery of each abdominal organ is dealt with separately in connection with the description of that organ (see stomach , kidney , liver , etc.) Diseases affecting the abdominal cavity are dealt with generally under their own names.

  6. Billroth II - Wikipedia

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    Billroth II, more formally Billroth's operation II, is an operation in which a partial gastrectomy (removal of the stomach) is performed and the cut end of the stomach is closed. The greater curvature of the stomach (not involved with the previous closure of the stomach) is then connected to the first part of the jejunum in end-to-side anastomosis.

  7. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    Vitamin B 12 deficiency is quite common after gastric bypass surgery with reported rates of 30% in some clinical trials. [journal 13] Sublingual B 12 (cyanocobalamin) appears to be adequately absorbed. In cases where sublingual B 12 does not provide sufficient amounts, injections may be needed. Protein malnutrition is a real risk.

  8. SADI-S surgery - Wikipedia

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    The SADI-S is a single anastomosis bariatric surgery. It is different from the classic duodenal switch, the gastric bypass (RNY) or sleeve gastrectomy.It is a type of bariatric surgery carried out to lose weight and to mitigate various metabolic issues including type 2 diabetes, dislipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome.

  9. List of surgical procedures - Wikipedia

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    For example, in gastrectomy, "ectomy" is a suffix meaning the removal of a part of the body. "Gastro-" means stomach. Thus, gastrectomy refers to the surgical removal of the stomach (or sections thereof). "Otomy" means cutting into a part of the body; a gastrotomy would be cutting into, but not necessarily removing, the stomach. In addition ...