Know About Biliary Pancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch

Millersmithmisa16 Jul, 2021Health

Duodenal Switch (DS) surgery, also called ?Biliopancreatic Diversion? or simply ?Switch?, is a treatment for individuals with morbid obesity, that combines gastric sleeve and gastric bypass surgery. The procedure aims at decreasing the calories absorbed by intestines, by restricting the amount of intestine that comes into contact with food. In addition, it is designed to decrease the quantity of food the stomach can accommodate and the body can use. Generally, surgeons recommend DS as a secondary procedure after insufficient weight loss from a sleeve gastrectomy, or as a primary operation in patients with a BMI over 50 or severe diabetes.