Erschienen in:
01.10.2014 | Letter to the Editor
The Long and Narrow Gastric Pouch for Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
verfasst von:
Antonio Iannelli, Radwan Kassir, Jean Gugenheim
Erschienen in:
Obesity Surgery
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Ausgabe 10/2014
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Excerpt
The shape and volume of the gastric pouch and the diameter of the gastrojejunostomy of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGBP) are responsible for the restrictive effect of this procedure. Although these are the key factors influencing long-term weight loss, no consensus exists on how to construct the optimal gastric pouch and gastrojejunostomy (GJ). Herein, we show that the long and narrow gastric pouch with a hand-sewn gastrojejunostomy undergoes only moderate dilation overtime, keeping the restrictive effect of the procedure. …