Roux-en-Y gastric bypass operation in rats
M Bueter, K Abegg, F Seyfried, TA Lutz… - JoVE (Journal of …, 2012 - jove.com
Currently, the most effective therapy for the treatment of morbid obesity to induce significant
and maintained body weight loss with a proven mortality benefit is bariatric surgery1, 2.
Consequently, there has been a steady rise in the number of bariatric operations done
worldwide in recent years with the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (gastric bypass) being the most
commonly performed operation3. Against this background, it is important to understand the
physiological mechanisms by which gastric bypass induces and maintains body weight loss …
and maintained body weight loss with a proven mortality benefit is bariatric surgery1, 2.
Consequently, there has been a steady rise in the number of bariatric operations done
worldwide in recent years with the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (gastric bypass) being the most
commonly performed operation3. Against this background, it is important to understand the
physiological mechanisms by which gastric bypass induces and maintains body weight loss …