AHA Coding Clinic® for ICD-9 - 2003 Third Quarter

Gastric Surgery for Morbid Obesity

The surgical illustrations below were reprinted with permission from the American Society for Bariatric Surgery. There are several types of restrictive and malabsorptive gastric procedures performed for weight loss, when other methods have failed for severely obese patients. Malabsorptive operations are the most common and restrict food intake as well as the amount of calories and nutrients the body absorbs. Examples of malabsorptive procedures are: Roux-en-y gastric bypass procedure is accomplished by creating a small stomach pouch to restrict food intake. Next, a Y-shaped section of the small intestine is attached to the pouch to allow food to bypass...

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