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Gastric Bypass MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Gastric Bypass
Tree Number(s)
E02.650.500.062.249
E04.035.398.385
E04.062.249
E04.210.457.430
Unique ID
D015390
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D015390
Annotation
do not routinely add ANASTOMOSIS, ROUX-EN-Y
Scope Note
Surgical procedure in which the STOMACH is transected high on the body. The resulting small proximal gastric pouch is joined to any parts of the SMALL INTESTINE by an end-to-side SURGICAL ANASTOMOSIS, depending on the amounts of intestinal surface being bypasses. This procedure is used frequently in the treatment of MORBID OBESITY by limiting the size of functional STOMACH, food intake, and food absorption.
Entry Term(s)
Gastroileal Bypass
Gastrojejunostomy
Greenville Gastric Bypass
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
NLM Classification #
WI 980
Previous Indexing
Stomach/surgery (1966-1988)
Public MeSH Note
89
History Note
89
Date Established
1989/01/01
Date of Entry
1988/06/06
Revision Date
2020/02/21
Gastric Bypass Preferred
Greenville Gastric Bypass Narrower
Gastrojejunostomy Related
Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Narrower
Gastroileal Bypass Narrower
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