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This type of stomach removal has been performed with the Duodenal Switch procedure since the mid 1980’s. It does involve stapling, just like in the gastric bypass and has similar risks. Interestingly, patients do not ever return asking for their stomach back but many do wonder if it is possible to reduce the size of it again.
