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This surgery takes out the part of your stomach that curves outward, called the fundus. After the fundus is taken out, your surgeon will close the rest of your stomach into a tube shape that looks like a banana.

One risk of gastric bypass surgery is that the anastomosis, the new connection created in your intestines during the bypass surgery, will leak. Leaking of digestive juices and partially digested food through an anastomosis is one of the most serious complications after bypass surgery.

After gastric bypass surgery for weight loss, the new connection between the stomach pouch and the small intestine may narrow. This is called an anastomotic stenosis. It’s also known as a stricture.

Afferent loop syndrome is a complication of certain types of stomach surgery.

Efferent loop syndrome is one of two "loop syndromes" that can happen after some types of gastric surgery. Read about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment.

Absence seizures are a type of epilepsy that most often occur in children. Read on for details about this condition.

Pneumoconiosis is a lung disease caused by breathing in certain kinds of dust particles that damage your lungs. It's often called a work-related lung disease.

Hidradenitis suppurativa, or acne inversa, is a condition that causes deep, painful boils or abscesses in the skin.

Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction is a sudden narrowing of the airways when you exercise. Exercise can make symptoms worse in most people who have asthma.