

Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y)
Inspira Health’s bariatric surgery program has earned some of the highest quality and patient safety ratings in the region. Learn more about Inspira Health’s bariatric surgery options, including Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, and start your journey to a healthier you.
Gastric Bypass (Roux-en-Y)

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, sometimes known simply as gastric bypass, reduces your upper stomach to the approximate size of an egg. The pouch can hold roughly one ounce of food—far less than the one quart an average adult stomach can hold.
Similar to other bariatric surgeries, this procedure is typically performed laparoscopically, meaning your surgeon will make a few small incisions and access your stomach using a thin tool with a camera attached (laparoscope).
Once this egg-sized pouch is created, your surgeon will connect the pouch to the part of the small intestine called the Roux limb, forming a “Y” shape. This arrangement allows food to bypass most of the stomach, which reduces the amount of fat and calories you absorb from the food you consume. It also reduces the amount of vitamins, minerals and other nutrients you’re able to absorb. To prevent nutritional problems after surgery, your physician may recommend incorporating daily multivitamins or other supplements into your diet.
The procedure itself takes several hours to complete. Depending on your personal recovery time, you may stay in the hospital for two to five days.
As with any other major surgery, there are some risks associated with gastric bypass, including excessive bleeding, infection, blood clots and an adverse reaction to anesthesia. You may also experience leaks from the stomach pouch or intestine. With some of the highest quality and patient safety ratings for bariatric procedures in the region, Inspira’s surgeons are well equipped to reduce your risk of complications and increase your chances of a successful recovery.
Our team of highly-trained surgeons is ready to answer your questions.
Why Choose Inspira?
Inspira’s bariatric surgeons combine years of experience with the latest surgical techniques to produce optimal outcomes for patients undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery. With some of the highest quality and patient safety ratings in the region, our bariatric surgery program is highly effective at reducing patients’ risk of postoperative complications. And as an accredited bariatric center, our surgeons across all of Inspira’s hospitals adhere to strict guidelines that promote lasting results.
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey has recognized Inspira Medical Center Vineland as a Blue Distinction® Center+ for Bariatric Surgery as part of the Blue Distinction Specialty Care program. Blue Distinction Centers are nationally designated health care facilities that show expertise in delivering improved patient safety and better health outcomes based on objective measures that were developed based on input from the medical community.
Inspira Bariatric Surgery Locations
Our bariatric surgical specialists treat patients around South Jersey from state-of-the-art inpatient and outpatient facilities.
Inspira Medical Group Bariatric Surgery - Mullica Hill
698 Mullica Hill Road, Suite 320, Mullica Hill, NJ 08062Inspira Medical Group Bariatric Surgery - Vineland
1206 W. Sherman Ave, Suite 2A, Vineland, NJ 08360Explore More Options
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