| D007581 |
Jejunoileal Bypass |
A procedure consisting of the SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS of the proximal part of the JEJUNUM to the distal portion of the ILEUM, so as to bypass the nutrient-absorptive segment of the SMALL INTESTINE. Due to the severe malnutrition and life-threatening metabolic complications, this method is no longer used to treat MORBID OBESITY. |
Ileojejunal Bypass,Intestinal Bypass,Jejuno-Ileal Bypass,Bypass, Ileojejunal,Bypass, Intestinal,Bypass, Jejuno-Ileal,Bypass, Jejunoileal,Bypasses, Ileojejunal,Bypasses, Intestinal,Bypasses, Jejuno-Ileal,Bypasses, Jejunoileal,Ileojejunal Bypasses,Intestinal Bypasses,Jejuno Ileal Bypass,Jejuno-Ileal Bypasses,Jejunoileal Bypasses |
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| D009765 |
Obesity |
A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the recommended standards, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY). |
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| D012086 |
Reoperation |
A repeat operation for the same condition in the same patient due to disease progression or recurrence, or as followup to failed previous surgery. |
Revision, Joint,Revision, Surgical,Surgery, Repeat,Surgical Revision,Repeat Surgery,Revision Surgery,Joint Revision,Revision Surgeries,Surgery, Revision |
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| D001835 |
Body Weight |
The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. |
Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D013270 |
Stomach |
An organ of digestion situated in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen between the termination of the ESOPHAGUS and the beginning of the DUODENUM. |
Stomachs |
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