Medically reviewed by Qin Rao, MD Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass are two types of weight loss surgery. They are effective ...

In the long term, bariatric surgery is more cost-effective than new anti-obesity medications, research finds, triggering a ...

A prospective study shows Roux-en-Y gastric bypass improves reflux and oesophageal health more effectively than sleeve ...

Surgery occurred a median of 5 months after randomization. A 50% or greater excess weight loss at 3 years was achieved by 68% of the gastric bypass group vs. 41% of the sleeve gastrectomy group ...

Weight loss is the only treatment shown to ... Of the patients receiving bariatric surgery, 4301 underwent sleeve gastrectomy and 1906 had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery.