Adolescents ages 12 to 17 accounted for 349 bariatric procedures in 2004.

2004年12到17岁的青少年促进减肥手术例数共计349例。

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Gastric bypass surgery which reduces the size of the stomach and bypasses a section of the intestines to decrease food absorption accounted for 94 percent of bariatric procedures.

的减肥手术病人进行胃旁路手术包括减小胃容量和小肠旁路以降低食物吸收。

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The patients in the new study were treated between 2005 and 2007 at 10 centers with a large volume of bariatric procedures.

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Hospitals can make money from all bariatric procedures, including gastric bypasses (in which the stomach is partitioned and the upper part connected directly to the small intestine), but the gastric band is a rare example of an opportunity for device-makers to profit from weight loss.

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