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 - January 11, 2019 Category: Surgery Authors: Gary Ko, Andrew Smith, Scott Cassie, Boris Zevin Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research