Safety and effectiveness of single- versus double-anastomosis duodenal switch at a single institution

The obesity epidemic in the United States continues to worsen, with recent survey data estimating an obesity prevalence of 39.6% among adults in 2015 to 2016 [1]. The number of bariatric surgeries being performed is increasing to meet this expanding need. From 2015 to 2016 there was an increase of 10% in the number of bariatric surgeries performed. Nevertheless, unfortunately, only approximately 1% of obese patients who qualify actually undergo a bariatric operation [2]. While biliopancreatic diversion has demonstrated superior weight loss and resolution of obesity-related co-morbidities [3 –5] in comparison to other procedures, it only makes up .6% of all bariatric surgeries performed in the United States [2].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Original article Source Type: research