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Weight loss after gastric bypass and duodenal switch

Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology volume 8, page 598 (2011)Cite this article

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A randomized, parallel-group trial has demonstrated that duodenal switch induces greater weight loss than gastric bypass in patients who are severely obese.

Gastric bypass is considered the gold standard by many surgeons, but patients who are severely obese may still be morbidly obese after peak weight loss following this operation. “There are few head-to-head studies comparing different bariatric procedures,” says Torgeir T. Søvik, corresponding author for the trial. “We wanted to investigate whether the duodenal switch yielded more weight loss and more favorable improvements in cardiovascular risk and quality of life than gastric bypass.”

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  1. Søvik, T. T. et al. Weight loss, cardiovascular risk factors, and quality of life after gastric bypass and duodenal switch: a randomized trial. Ann. Intern. Med. 155, 281–291 (2011)

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  1. Isobel Franks
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Franks, I. Weight loss after gastric bypass and duodenal switch. Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 8, 598 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrgastro.2011.180

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