Gastric Bypass is indicated for the
surgical treatment of morbid obesity.
Morbid obesity is a medical condition
wherein a person is seriously obese, has
been unable to achieve satisfactory and
sustained weight loss by dietary efforts,
and is suffering from co-morbid conditions
which are either life-threatening or a
serious impairment to the quality of life.
Co-morbid conditions include:
atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease,
diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension,
obstructive sleep apnea, gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD), gallbladder
disease, liver disease, venous
thromboembolic disease and osteoarthritis
of the spine (spondylosis), knees and
hips.
Indications for gastric bypass surgery
are:
1. Having a Body mass index (BMI) greater
than 40 or,
2. Having a BMI greater than 35 but
accompanied by one or more of obesity’s
co-morbid conditions.
Your husband’s BMI is 50 and he is
definitely candidate for gastric bypass
surgery. But the final recommendation for
gastric bypass surgery has to be given by
a team of doctors that includes surgeons
and internists. Gastric bypass surgery is
one of the most efficient methods for
treating morbid obesity.
Like in any abdominal surgical
intervention there are always some risks
for complications including death. The
risks that a person develop a surgical
complication from this surgery are around
10%. Complications include those that are
present in any other abdominal
operation... but there are also some
complications specific only to this type
of surgical intervention. The risk of
death after this surgery is 0.2% but it is
due not only to the surgical intervention
itself but also to the pre-existing
co-morbid conditions.
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