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Why I Prefer Gastric Bypass Distal Roux-en-Y Gastroileostomy

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Gastric bypass distal or extended Roux-en-Y has been our preferred primary procedure since April 1985. The common channel of the Roux-en-Y is shortened to 5-7 ft of ileum. This procedure has been used not only on our new patients, but on patients regaining weight or with incomplete weight loss after other bariatric operations.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Clark Memorial Hospital, Jeffersonville, IN, and University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, USA

    Jose C Torres MD, FACS, FICS

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Torres, J.C. Why I Prefer Gastric Bypass Distal Roux-en-Y Gastroileostomy. OBES SURG 1, 189–194 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1381/096089291765561268

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