The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise (Texas) ran a story today about a woman who underwent bariatric surgery for obesity. Specifically, the woman had a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Story excerpt:
The Roux-en-Y gastric bypass results in a 1 to 2-ounce stomach pouch with an outlet about the size of an M&M candy. Patients can lose from three to five lbs. of weight per week, with a 75 percent loss of excess body weight by 18 months. It also results in an 89 percent decrease in mortality rates over a five-year period.
View an image of Roux-en-Y bypass (National Library of Medicine)