Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYN)
• Can be performed in either a traditional open surgery or as a laparoscopic procedure
• Reduces the stomach from the size of a large grapefruit to the size of a golf ball
• Decreases the amount of food the stomach can physically hold
• Reconfigures the small intestine so food bypasses the first and second segment of the intestines (about two or three feet)
• Reduces the efficiency of nutrient absorption