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How is Gastric Banding different from the Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y operation?

April 26, 2017Banding bypass different Gastric operation roux-en-y

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How is Gastric Banding different from the Gastric Bypass Roux-en-Y operation?

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Unlike gastric bypass surgery, gastric banding does not require stomach cutting and stapling or gastrointestinal rerouting. It simply reduces the volume of the top of the stomach – the part that receives food first. The gastric bypass reduces one of the hunger hormones, Gherelin, while the Banding does not.