Lily is a 5?4??, 40-year-old woman who weighs almost 200 pounds. To lose weight, she's tried calorie-restricted diets, fad diets, exercise programs, and appetite-suppressing pills without success. She would like a surgical weight loss method that can be easily reversed and does not involve stapling her stomach or cutting her small intestine. Based on this information, her physician is likely to recommend ________ as the best way to help her lose some of her excess weight.
A. total gastrectomy
B. gastric banding
C. sleeve gastrectomy
D. Roux-en-Y gastric bypass
Answer: B
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