About Gastric bypass, laparoscopic

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Gastric Bypass

• Laparoscopic procedure:
  • The surgeon uses a laparoscope through small incisions to guide small instruments in making the bypass.
  • The stomach is made smaller with staples and is then connected to the middle of the small intestine in the same way as the open procedure.