Are You a Candidate for Duodenal Switch Surgery?
The duodenal switch (biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS) is a rare bariatric surgery. It is reserved for “super obese” patients with body mass index (BMI) scores of 50 or greater. One of the reasons the technique is so rarely performed is because it used to be associated with a high amount of adverse effects. … Read more