Guest guest Posted October 16, 2001 Report Share Posted October 16, 2001 To Elle and because I'm confused myself... In Elle's e-mail she mentions that the BPD is her insurance provider's top choice, and that they won't cover the DS. Seems to me that these procedures are very similar, as least " on the face of it " . Here's a link to the American Society of Bariatric Surgery's web site that describes the two... http://www.asbs.org/html/story/ch_3.html It seems that the difference is basically that the stomach part is less " radical " with the DS. Maybe the difference is something of a semantic issue, such that her doctor could describe the DS procedure as a " Biliopancreatic Diversion with Vertical Gastrectomy " , or the like, to get the coverage through? --Randy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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