Few long-term or controlled studies of bariatric surgery have been conducted to date. We report the 12-year follow-up results of an observational, prospective study of Roux-en-Y gastric bypass that ...

After a popular type of weight-loss surgery, nearly 21 percent of patients develop a drinking problem, sometimes years later, researchers report. The researchers followed more than 2,000 patients who ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) led to greater excess body mass index (BMI) loss than sleeve gastrectomy in patients with severe obesity over 10 years, with the latter procedure being associated with ...