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Malabsorption of the Roux-en-Y

Does Malabsorption of the Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Change Over Time?

June 20, 2018 · 0 comments

The Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass is a surgical operation that causes weight loss by both limiting the amount of food that a person is able to eat (restrictive) while causing malabsorption of the nutrition and calories consumed. The intestinal Roux limb of the RNY is reattached much lower in the intestinal