Preferred Label : gastric bypass;
Definition : 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. [MeSH];
UMLS CUI (RADLEX) : C0017125;
Origin ID : RID1615;
UMLS CUI : C0017125;
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- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
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. [MeSH]
