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roux-en-y gastric bypass  

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  • Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) is an operation that can be used to cause significant weight loss in morbidly obese individuals. This operation is not new and has been performed for weight loss since 1967. [Source: Encyclopedia of Obesity; Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass]

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