| 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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| D009767 |
Obesity, Morbid |
The condition of weighing two, three, or more times the ideal weight, so called because it is associated with many serious and life-threatening disorders. In the BODY MASS INDEX, morbid obesity is defined as having a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2. |
Morbid Obesity,Obesity, Severe,Morbid Obesities,Obesities, Morbid,Obesities, Severe,Severe Obesities,Severe Obesity |
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