Question 128 · LEK · Bariatric surgery
Which type of gastric resection is used in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity?
- A. subtotal gastrectomy. 44 z 117 29.06.2026, 14:15 Centrum Egzaminów Medycznych https://test.cem.edu.pl/pytcem/wyswietl_baza_pdf.php
- B. proximal gastrectomy.
- C. hemigastrectomy.
- D. gastric wedge resection.
- E. gastric sleeve resection.
Hint
The most commonly performed bariatric operation today removes the stomach along the greater curvature, leaving a narrow tube.
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