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2. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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   Gastric bypass surgery refers to a technique in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower "remnant" pouch, where the small intestine is rearranged to connect to both. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different gastric bypass procedures (GBP).

3. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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   In morbidly obese people, bariatric surgery is the most effective treatment for weight loss and reducing complications. [5][6][7][8][9] A 2021 meta-analysis found that bariatric surgery was associated with reduction in all-cause mortality among obese adults with or without type 2 diabetes. [10]

4. Ghrelin - Wikipedia

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   Ghrelin. Ghrelin (/ ˈɡrɛlɪn /; or lenomorelin, INN) is a hormone primarily produced by enteroendocrine cells of the gastrointestinal tract, especially the stomach, [5][6] and is often called a " hunger hormone " because it increases the drive to eat. [6] Blood levels of ghrelin are highest before meals when hungry, returning to lower levels ...

5. Management of obesity - Wikipedia

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   Weight loss surgery relies on various principles: the two most common approaches are reducing the volume of the stomach (e.g. by adjustable gastric banding and vertical banded gastroplasty), which produces an earlier sense of satiation, and reducing the length of bowel that comes into contact with food (e.g. by gastric bypass surgery or ...

6. Revision weight loss surgery - Wikipedia

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   Revision weight loss surgery. Revision weight loss surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed on patients who have already undergone a form of bariatric surgery, and have either had complications from such surgery or have not achieved significant weight loss results from the initial surgery. [1] [2] Procedures are usually performed ...

7. Edward E. Mason - Wikipedia

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   Edward E. Mason. Edward Eaton Mason (October 16, 1920 – December 29, 2020) was an American surgeon, professor, and medical researcher who specialized in obesity surgery. [1][2][3][4][5][6] He is known for developing restrictive gastric surgery for morbidly obese patients. Mason introduced the first gastric bypass surgery in 1966 and was the ...