Bariatric surgery appears efficacious compared to st and ard care in reducing BMI .
Weight losses are greatest with diversionary procedures , intermediate with diversionary/restrictive procedures , and lowest with those that are purely restrictive .
Compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass , adjustable gastric b and ing has lower weight loss efficacy , but also leads to fewer serious adverse effects
Randomized clinical trial of laparoscopic Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass versus laparoscopic vertical banded gastroplasty for obesity
Laparoscopic techniques have been developed for performing Roux‐en‐$\font\ss = cmss10 scaled 1000 \hbox{Y}$ gastric bypass ( LRYGBP ) and vertical b and ed gastroplasty ( LVBG ) in patients with morbid obesity . It is not certain , however , which is the better technique in non‐superobese patients ( body mass index less than 50 kg/m2 )
Bariatric surgery appears efficacious compared to st and ard care in reducing BMI .
Weight losses are greatest with diversionary procedures , intermediate with diversionary/restrictive procedures , and lowest with those that are purely restrictive .
Compared with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass , adjustable gastric b and ing has lower weight loss efficacy , but also leads to fewer serious adverse effects