When a person has been diagnosed with clinically severe obesity – roughly 100 pounds overweight or have a body mass index (BMI) of 40 – and is unable to lose weight despite repeated attempts at dieting, surgery may be an option.
Your surgical options may include:
open Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
LAP-BAND adjustable gastric banding system
laparoscopic or open sleeve gastrectomy
open biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch
open and laparoscopic revisions
Abbott Northwestern Hospital Bariatric Center
800 E. 28th St. Minneapolis, MN 55407
612-863-7501 E-mail us
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