Incidentally discovered intestinal non-rotation at time of bariatric surgery: which operation to perform?
In Canada, 5% of patients are classified as being class II (Body Mass Index [BMI] 35 to 39.9) or class III (BMI ≥ 40) obese. More than 6,500 bariatric surgeries were performed in Canada between 2013-2014, which represents a four-fold increase over seven years. Eighty-five percent of these procedures are either laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) or sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) [1].
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Gary Ko, Andrew Smith, Scott Cassie, Boris Zevin Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
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