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Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass for Morbid Obesity

Surgery is currently the only effective treatment for morbid obesity. The two most commonly accepted operations are the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical banded gastroplasty. Although multiple authors have reported on a laparoscopic approach to gastric banding, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Ninh T., Ho, Hung S., Mayer, Kathrin L., Palmer, Levi, Wolfe, Bruce M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3113154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10527330
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Sumario:Surgery is currently the only effective treatment for morbid obesity. The two most commonly accepted operations are the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and vertical banded gastroplasty. Although multiple authors have reported on a laparoscopic approach to gastric banding, the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a complex operation to be replicated using laparoscopic techniques. In this article, we describe our technique of the Roux-en-Y gastric bypass using a laparoscopic approach in four cases.