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http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass/HQ01465 This website discusess all the steps of gastric bypass surgery. It describes who is eligible for it and who would benefit from it. It also gives a brief overview of the procedure along with preparations for it. It lists some of the risks involved and talks about what can happen afterwards as a result of getting the surgery. It also lists other weight-loss surgeries that could be done instead, with a brief description of each.
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http://win.niddk.nih.gov/publications/gastric.htm This website introduces the reasons for getting gastric bypass surgery. It includes links for different types of procedures based on age and condition. It talks about how it works along the with costs involved. It compares the normal digestive process to how the digestion process would be after surgery. It includes pictures, advantages, disadvantages, and risks.
http://www.asbs.org/ This is the home website for the American Society for Bariatric Surgery.