The duodenal switch (DS) is both a restrictive and a malabsorptive surgery. The smaller stomach helps patients eat less food and the rearrangement of the intestine causes them not to absorb all the calories that they do eat. The rearrangement of the intestine also causes them not to absorb vitamins and minerals well. They generally […]
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The lap band is a device used to help patients use weight. It is an adjustable silicone band that is surgically placed around the stomach to restrict the amount of food the patient can consume. The surgeon can inflate the band by injected saline into it through a port that lies beneath the skin. That […]