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  2. Digestive system surgery - Wikipedia

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    Surgery of the digestive system is a complicated topic that calls for specialized education and experience. To make educated decisions regarding their healthcare, individuals must speak with a trained surgeon about their unique situation, treatment options, and potential hazards.

  3. Intestinal bypass - Wikipedia

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    Thus, gastric bypass surgery does less harm to the overall metabolism of nutrients. Gastric bypass leads to weight loss by controlling the appetite of the patients, instead of inducing malabsorption. [13] As a result, the intestinal bypass is now replaced by an alternative of gastric bypass.

  4. Bariatric surgery - Wikipedia

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    A single protocol is not superior to the other. In one 2019 systematic review, estimated weight loss (EWL) for each surgical protocol is as follows: 56.7% for gastric bypass, 45.9% for gastric banding, 74.1% for biliopancreatic bypass +/- duodenal switch and 58.3% for sleeve gastrectomy. [28]

  5. SADI-S surgery - Wikipedia

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    The SADI-S is a single anastomosis bariatric surgery. It is different from the classic duodenal switch, the gastric bypass (RNY) or sleeve gastrectomy.It is a type of bariatric surgery carried out to lose weight and to mitigate various metabolic issues including type 2 diabetes, dislipidemia, metabolic syndrome, and polycystic ovary syndrome.

  6. Gastroenterostomy - Wikipedia

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    Gastroenterostomy, anastomosis of gastric cardia to jejunum. A gastroenterostomy is the surgical creation of a connection between the stomach and the jejunum.The operation can sometimes be performed at the same time as a partial gastrectomy (the removal of part of the stomach).

  7. Duodenal switch - Wikipedia

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    The duodenal switch (DS) procedure, also known as a gastric reduction duodenal switch (GRDS), is a weight loss surgery procedure that is composed of a restrictive and a malabsorptive aspect. The restrictive portion of the surgery involves removing approximately 70% of the stomach (along the greater curvature) and most of the duodenum .

  8. Bypass surgery - Wikipedia

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    Adjustable gastric band or "lap band", a band creates a pocket in the stomach that can be adjusted with a port placed just under the skin; Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, the small intestine is connected to the upper part of the stomach; Partial ileal bypass surgery, shortening the final portion of the small intestine

  9. International Classification of Diseases - Wikipedia

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    Adoption of ICD-10-CM was slow in the United States. Since 1979, the US had required ICD-9-CM codes [11] for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit. On 1 January 1999 the ICD-10 (without clinical extensions) was adopted for reporting mortality, but ICD-9-CM was still used for morbidity ...