2.7. Surgical Procedures
obesity
OBESITY
The RYGB technique is one of the most commonly used surgical procedure for obesity. This procedure combines restrictive aspect because of small gastric pouch creation and metabolic effects due to the total bypass of food from the duodenum and proximal jejunum with high incretinic response. Surgical procedures were performed at the Department of Bariatric Surgery of the Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericórdia de São Paulo linked to the Faculty of Medical Sciences of Santa Casa de São Paulo by five surgeons who used a standard open-RYGB technique [