Distal gastric bypass: 2-m biliopancreatic limb construction with varying lengths of common channel.

CONCLUSION: Sustainable weight loss in a long-term follow-up is achieved by shortening the total alimentary limb length with a 2-m BPL diversion that should not be attached <200 cm from the ileocecal junction owing to higher rates of internal hernia and vitamin and mineral deficiencies. PMID: 31548006 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases : official journal of the American Society for Bariatric Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Tags: Surg Obes Relat Dis Source Type: research