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After a Roux en Y Gastric Bypass, does the remaining stomach shrivel up and die or just lose its blood supply?

April 26, 2017blood die lose remaining shrivel Stomach supply

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After a Roux en Y Gastric Bypass, does the remaining stomach shrivel up and die or just lose its blood supply?

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No. Actually, the stomach has a very redundant blood supply (this allows us to do radical operations on it with impunity). The stomach shrinks to some degree, but if recruited back into use, it would function normally.