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  2. Sleeve gastrectomy - Wikipedia

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    Sleeve gastrectomy may cause complications; some of them are listed below: Sleeve leaking (occurs 1 in 200 patients) Blood clots (happens 1% of the time) Wound infections (occurs in about 10 to 15% of post-op patients) Strictures (occurs in 3.5% of post-op patients) [20] Aversion to food, and nausea [21]

  3. ICD-10 Procedure Coding System - Wikipedia

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    The ICD-10 Procedure Coding System (ICD-10-PCS) is a US system of medical classification used for procedural coding.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency responsible for maintaining the inpatient procedure code set in the U.S., contracted with 3M Health Information Systems in 1995 to design and then develop a procedure classification system to replace Volume 3 of ICD-9-CM.

  4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    However, Roux-en-Y patients had a higher likelihood of hospitalization and additional abdominal surgeries compared to sleeve gastrectomy. [61] Though, since 2013, sleeve gastrectomy has overtaken RYGB as the most common bariatric procedure. [18] RYGB remains one of the two most commonly performed bariatric surgeries in the world. [2] [4]

  5. Gastric bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    In recent comparisons with sleeve gastrectomy, gastric bypass has shown slightly better outcomes in diabetes remission and weight maintenance. According to a 2021 evidence update, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients were more likely to maintain weight loss over five years, with a reduced relapse rate in Type 2 diabetes. However, RYGB was ...

  6. Gastroenterostomy - Wikipedia

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    Gastroenterostomy, anastomosis of gastric cardia to jejunum. A gastroenterostomy is the surgical creation of a connection between the stomach and the jejunum.The operation can sometimes be performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy (the removal of part of the stomach).

  7. 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.

  8. Vertical banded gastroplasty surgery - Wikipedia

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    About 30% of those who undergo VBG achieve normal weight, and about 80% achieve some degree of weight loss. Most studies have suggested that 10 years after surgery, only 10% of patients maintain a minimum weight loss of at least 50% of their total excess weight at the time of their initial surgery. Some patients regain weight.

  9. Duodenal switch - Wikipedia

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    Compared with the other three generally accepted bariatric surgery procedures (gastric bypass, gastric banding and gastric sleeve), duodenal switch surgery is the most expensive procedure to perform due to its more complicated nature and longer operating times.