Experience with gastric bypass for massive obesity.
Gastric bypass was performed for the control of massive, exogenous obesity on 50 patients. There was a preoperative average weight of 134 kg. The average weight of these patients at one year was 85 kg, at 2 years was 87 kg and at 3 years was 93 kg. There were five patients who failed to lose 25% of their preoperative weight. An early major complication rate of 10% occurred with one death. Cholelithiasis occurred at some time in 38% of these patients.
D000328:Adult; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D013270:Stomach / Q000601:surgery*