Is biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch an approved procedure for the treatment of morbid obesity? If so, what are the indications, success rate, and morbidity rate? My major concern is that ...

A new study has found that the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch procedure reduces significantly more weight than other bariatric procedures but remains riskier, according to an Annals of ...

In the first large, single-institution series directly comparing weight-loss outcomes in super-obese patients, researchers from the University of Chicago found that a newer operation, the duodenal ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A less common form of obesity surgery may spur more weight loss than its far more popular cousin, gastric bypass -- but at the price of greater long-term risks, researchers ...

Older patients and those who undergo a certain type of procedure known as duodenal switch have an increased number of complications following bariatric surgery, according to a study in the March issue ...

Based on five-year follow-up of patients in a randomized clinical trial, researchers have concluded that gastric bypass is the preferred treatment for extreme obesity. This is despite the fact that it ...