Roux–en–Y Gastric Bypass Surgery: A Restrictive and Malabsorptive Procedure

According to the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and the National Institutes of Health, Roux–en–Y (pronounced ROO–en–why) gastric bypass surgery is the most popular bariatric procedure in the United States.

Your Plaza bariatric surgeon will create a small stomach pouch and then construct a “bypass” for food. The bypass allows food to skip parts of the small intestine. By skipping a large part of the small intestine, the body cannot absorb as many calories or nutrients.