Surgical options for obesity
- Bariatric surgery dates to the 1950s when intestinal bypass was first performed.
- The total weight lost correlates with the total length of bowel bypassed.
- Gastric bypass (GBP) is the most common weight loss surgery performed in the United States.
- The laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding procedure is the most common bariatric surgery in Australia and Europe.
- A recent systematic review concluded that weight loss outcomes strongly favored Roux-en-Y GBP over laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding.
