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.