Gastric Bypass Malpractice

Obesity is a major social issue with ramifications in the medical profession. It is estimated that one in five people in the United States of America has been classified as obese. From these, one in twenty is categorized as morbidly obese. Morbidly obese is defined as an obese individual whose health and livelihood is in peril. Some people seek to relieve detrimental side effects stemming from obesity through bariatric surgery.  According to the National Library of Medicine, gastric bypass accounted for eighty percent of bariatric surgical procedures in the United States in 2007.

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Gastric-Bypass surgery is an intrusive surgical operation involving the stapling of or rerouting of the stomach and intestines. As a result, food and nutrition bypass the usual physiological route that food travels through the body. This surgical procedure is not recommended for everyone that is overweight. You must be over one hundred pounds overweight and have gone through several other weight-loss procedures.

Here are several of the main types of gastric bypass operations:

• Open Roux en Y (Rny) (Restrictive with some Malabsorption)
• Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y
• Fobi Pouch (Restrictive with Malabsorption)
• Distal Gastric Bypass (Restrictive with greater Malabsorption)
• Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPG)
• BilioPancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

Gastric-bypass malpractice occurs when a medical professional causes harm or personal injury while performing the surgery or through a general or particular negligence.

If you or anyone you know has experienced gastric-bypass malpractice or any kind of medical malpractice, let us know. We can help.