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Gastric Bypass

Medical Definition:	Surgical procedure in which the stomach is transected high on the body. The resulting proximal remnant is joined to a loop of the jejunum in an end-to-side anastomosis. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of morbid obesity.
Guide Notes:	in ther of morbid obesity: note XR ref & do not coord with OBESITY, MORBID unless particularly discussed; do not use /util except by MeSH definition
Also Called:	Gastroileal Bypass,Greenville Gastric Bypass
Previously Indexed:	Stomach/surgery (1966-1988)

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