Weight-loss surgery problems rare, but possible

More than 177,000 people in the U.S. received weight-loss surgery in 2006, and that number continues to grow.

Most undergo the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, in which most of the stomach is bypassed and a small stomach pouch is made. Dr. Dan Smith, who did most of the Neal family’s surgeries at St. Joseph’s Center for Weight Management in Park Rapids, Minn., said the procedure is done so often because it works. Click here for full article.