intestinal bypass

noun

1. the surgical circumvention, by anastomosis, of a diseased portion of the intestine; also sometimes used to reduce nutrient absorption in morbidly obese patients.

Example Sentences

These alternative therapies -- including a heart-healthy diet, other cholesterol-lowering medications, and even intestinal bypass surgery -- seem to confer the same level of heart health protection as statins when cholesterol levels decrease, according to the findings.

From US News

So it was that in 1956 ten Swedish women, each at least a hundred and twenty-five pounds overweight, agreed to a trial of an intestinal bypass.

From The New Yorker

According to the study authors, the former involves a shrinking of the size of the stomach and a rerouting of part of the small intestine, while the latter involves a more extensive intestinal bypass.

From US News

The intestinal bypass, by disrupting the microbiome, resets the signal, and the diabetes vanishes.

From Economist