Let’s Talk About: Duodenal Switch Surgery

What You Need to Know About Duodenal Switch

The duodenal switch, known also as “Switch”, “DS” or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch, is a “weight loss operation” that combines both the sleeve gastrectomy and the gastric bypass and it is performed in two steps making it excellent for long term weight loss. Most duodenal switch patients experience significant improvement in or a complete “cure” of obesity-related health problems. What happens during surgery? This operation works by decreasing caloric intake, reducing absorption and changing the hormonal balance in the GI tract,…