Re: Federal Congressman has gastric bypass in two parts

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Thanks for the explanation!

:-)

Re: Federal Congressman has gastric bypass in two

parts

> Thanks for sending, ceep. A bit of an explanation for those not

> familiar with the two-part DS.

>

> The DS consists of two parts, just as does the RnY: capacity

> restriction and malabsorption by means of intestinal re-arrangement.

> Dr. Gagner and his associates at Mt. Sinai assessed their experience

> with SMO patients and found that the risks might be reduced if SMO

> patients had their surgeries in two parts: the restrictive part (most

> of the stomach is cut away, reducing it to a banana shape) first,

> followed after a significant amount of weight loss by the intestinal

> switch (very similar to distal the RnY construction, except that the

> lower intestinal segment is anastomosed to the dissected duodenum

> rather than to a pouch). So, it appears that Cong. Nadler had the

> stomach reduction done last year, and now will have the malabsorptive

> part.

>

> Some folks, by the way, just have the stomach reduction which is also

> called a Vertical Gastrectomy (VG). The problem there is keeping the

> weight off in the long run, as there is no malabsorptive component to

> lean on.

>

> --Steve (who was fortunate to have had his DS done in one swell foop!)