gastric bypass

collocation in English

meaningsofgastricandbypass

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gastric
adjective
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/ˈɡæs.trɪk/us
/ˈɡæs.trɪk/
relating to ...
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bypass
noun[C]
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/ˈbaɪ.pɑːs/us
/ˈbaɪ.pæs/
a medical operation in which the flow of a person's blood is changed to avoid a diseased part of ...
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The surgeons say they have been able to develop a safe and efficient way for the surgical robot to carry outgastricbypassoperations.
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Bachman has hadgastricbypasssurgery to reduce his weight.
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He used to be overweight but hadgastricbypasssurgery.
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During the late 1990s she hadgastricbypasssurgery.
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Weight loss outcomes are comparable togastricbypass.
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His next planned stop isgastricbypasssurgery.
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Two common bariatric surgical procedures aregastricbypassand gastric banding.
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Low levels of iron and hemoglobin are common in patients who have undergonegastricbypass.
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Popper later underwentgastricbypasssurgery and lost a significant amount of weight.
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She is celebrating losing hundreds of pounds of weight aftergastricbypasssurgery.
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Gastricbypasssurgery was thought to be his best chance for permanent weight loss.
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His struggle with obesity and subsequentgastricbypasssurgery was reported widely.
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Removal of these cells ingastricbypasssurgery has a profound impact on later appetite regulation.
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Some people who are obese turn togastricbypasssurgery in order to reduce their appetites.
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Thegastricbypasspouch is usually formed from the part of the stomach which is least susceptible to stretching.
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Obese patients undergoinggastricbypassshowed marked metabolic adaptations, resulting in frequent diabetes remission 1 year later.
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The minigastricbypassuses the low set loop reconstruction and thus has rare chances of bile reflux.
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A minigastricbypasscreates a long narrow tube of the stomach along its right border (the lesser curvature).
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For example, it is still widely perceived thatgastricbypassworks by mechanical means, i.e. food restriction and/or malabsorption.
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He was able to bring his weight down to 260 pounds followinggastricbypasssurgery in 2002.
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Vagotomy is currently being researched as a less invasive alternative weight-loss procedure togastricbypasssurgery.
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The most common cause of copper deficiency is a remote gastrointestinal surgery, such asgastricbypass surgery, due to malabsorption of copper, or zinc toxicity.
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Total food intake and absorbance rate of food will rapidly decline aftergastricbypasssurgery, and the number of acid-producing cells lining the stomach increases.
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One study reported on a female post-operativegastricbypasspatient who was consuming eight to ten 32 oz. glasses of ice a day.
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However, these findings remain controversial, and the exact mechanisms by whichgastricbypasssurgery reduces food intake and body weight have yet to be elucidated.
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