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A serious complication after gastric bypass is a leak. Leaks can happen anywhere in the stomach or intestines. Your GI Tract (mouth, esophagus, stomach, intestines, and colon) is one continuous tube. During gastric bypass surgery, the tube is cut and sewn to re-arrange the bowel.
Gastric-bypass patients tend to lose more pounds (76% of excess weight, vs. 48% for the Lap-Band, according to one widely cited study), but it's a more intense surgery, even though it's also laparoscopic. Still, Dr. Belsley described the gastric bypass as the gold standard, and I could see why.