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Gastric bypass, lapband, stomach stapling, what's the difference?
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Bariatric surgery: It's gastric bypass, lap band, and sleeve gastrectomy. Stomach stapling can mean a lot of different things. Not enough room to answer your question here. Look on the web, like http://www.Realize.Com to read about the various operations.
Answered 1/19/2014
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