Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Quality of Life After Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch

T. Søvik, Torgeir; T. Aasheim, Erlend; Taha, Osama; Engström, My; Wang Fagerland, Morten; Björkman, Sofia; Kristinsson, Jon; I. Birkeland, Kåre; Mala, Tom; Olbers, Torsten

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-155-5-201109060-00005

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Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Risk Factors, and Quality of Life After Gastric Bypass and Duodenal Switch

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • Sep 6, 2011

Authors:

Torgeir T. Søvik

Erlend T. Aasheim

Osama Taha

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Gastric bypass and duodenal switch are currently performed bariatric surgical procedures. Uncontrolled studies suggest that duodenal switch induces greater weight loss than gastric bypass. OBJECTIVE: To determine whether duodenal switch leads to greater weight loss and more favorable imp...

Subject

Medicine

Duodenal switch

Weight loss

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