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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass

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Obesity is a major health problem in the United States. The Framingham Heart Study group recently published that the incidence of obesity (BMI >30) in men increased from 5.8 % in the 1950s to 14.8% in the 1990s and the incidence in women has increased from 3.9 to 14% in the 1990s [1]. Obesity is a contributing factor in multiple health conditions including type 2 diabetes mellitus, coronary artery disease, dyslipidemia, stroke, sleep apnea, osteoarthritis, and some cancers. Morbid obesity is not only costly in terms of a patient’s overall quality of life, but also has important financial repercussions. A study of national costs attributed to an overweight body habitus (BMI 25-29.9) and obesity (BMI > 30) projected medical expenses due to these conditions to account for approximately 92.6 billion dollars in 2002 [2, 3].

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison, WI, USA

    Anna Ibele

  2. Department of Surgery, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

    Gretchen Beverstein APNP & Jon Gould MD

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  1. Dept. Surgery, University of Wisconsin Medical School, Highland Avenue 600, Madison, 53792, U.S.A.

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Ibele, A., Beverstein, G., Gould, J. (2009). Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass. In: Chen, H. (eds) Illustrative Handbook of General Surgery. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-089-0_13

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