Gastric bypass beats band for faster weight loss
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Gastric bypass surgery is more likely to result in successful weight loss, both short and long term, than is gastric banding, according to one of the first head-to-head comparisons of the two most commonly used surgeries in obese patients.
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