Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMALL INTESTINE by an end-to-side SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS, depending on the amounts of intestinal surface being bypasses. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of MORBID OBESITY by limiting the size of functional STOMACH, food intake, and food absorption
Gastrointestinal Diseases -- immunology : Effects of immune cells and inflammation on smooth muscle and enteric nerves / editors, William J. Snape, Jr., Stephen M. Collins
1991
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Gastrointestinal Diseases -- metabolism : Gastrointestinal tissue : oxidative stress and dietary antioxidants / edited by Jordi Gracia-Sancho and Josepa Salvadó
Gastrointestinal Diseases -- physiopathology -- Congresses : Pathogenesis and clinical practice in gastroenterology : proceedings of the Falk Symposium 160 held in Portorož, Slovenia, June 15-16, 2007 / edited by I. Ferkolj [and others]
Gastrointestinal Diseases -- therapy -- Congresses : Pathogenesis and clinical practice in gastroenterology : proceedings of the Falk Symposium 160 held in Portorož, Slovenia, June 15-16, 2007 / edited by I. Ferkolj [and others]
Drugs used for their effects on the gastrointestinal system, as to control gastric acidity, regulate gastrointestinal motility and water flow, and improve digestion
