Duodenal switch surgery combines two complex weight loss procedures — a sleeve gastrectomy and an intestinal bypass — to form the most reliable weight loss procedure with long-term results. Your ...

In the first large, single-institution series directly comparing weight-loss outcomes in super-obese patients, researchers from the University of Chicago found that a newer operation, the duodenal ...

A randomized, parallel-group trial has demonstrated that duodenal switch induces greater weight loss than gastric bypass in patients who are severely obese. Gastric bypass is considered the gold ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who had weight-loss surgery using the so-called duodenal switch technique lost more of their extra body weight and had better control of diabetes and high blood ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) produces excellent weight-loss results in the majority of obese patients, but seems to be less effective in the super-obese (those with a BMI ≥50 kg/m 2). Studies ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A less common form of obesity surgery may spur more weight loss than its far more popular cousin, gastric bypass -- but at the price of greater long-term risks, researchers ...