Conversion of intestinal bypass to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report and brief review.

Parth B Amin, Matthew Weiner

Journal: Obesity surgery 2010;20(6):804-7

PMID: 19288294

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Abstract

Intestinal bypass procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity have been largely replaced by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures. The main reason for this change over the past 40 years stems from the myriad of negative nutritional and physiologic repercussions of intestinal bypass procedures. We present a case of a patient with severely atrophied small bowel and the novel method used for the conversion of the intestinal bypass procedure to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Additionally, we present a brief review of jejunoileal bypass.

Address: Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, 6C-University Health Center, 4201 St Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. [email protected]

DOI: 10.1007/s11695-009-9822-x