Benefits Of Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Found To Persist For 12 Years In Most Patients.

reports that “twelve years after” Roux-en-Y gastric bypass “surgery, the benefits persist in most patients, leading to long-term weight loss, less diabetes, lower blood pressure and fewer cholesterol problems.” The findings were published in the New England Journal of Medicine. MedPage Today (9/20, Monaco) also covers the story. http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-obesity-bariatric-surgery/benefits-of-gastric-bypass-persist-for-12-years-idUSKCN1BV2Z7