Gastric bypass surgery. Gastric bypass surgery refers to a surgical procedure in which the stomach is divided into a small upper pouch and a much larger lower remnant pouch and then the small intestine is rearranged to connect to both. Surgeons have developed several different ways to reconnect the intestine, thus leading to several different gastric bypass procedures. Any GBP leads to a marked reduction in the functional volume of the stomach, accompanied by an altered physiological and physical response to food. Th
Putin says can't rule out running for re-election in 2018. VALDAI, Russia. Sept 19 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he couldn't rule out running for re-election as president in 2018. Putin made the statement during an exchange with former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon at a meeting of the Valdai discussion club.
Continue reading the main story. 1  MOSCOW â Prime Minister Vladimir V. Putin, who is likely to win a third presidential term on Sunday, said in an interview released on Friday that he might run for president for a fourth time in 2018, which would lengthen his term as Russiaâs paramount leader to 24 years.