A249 Laparoscopic Duodenal Switch After Sleeve Gastrectomy (2nd Stage). Technical Pearls.

Sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most popular bariatric surgical procedure in the World, currently being performed almost 3 times more than Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. After 5 years, weight regain is possible. Also, sleeve gastrectomy followed by duodenal switch has been initially described as a two-stages procedure for super-obese patients. Here, we described the technical pearls, including dissection of the antrum, inferior pyloric vessels and the first part of the duodenum, with complete duodenal transection.
Source: Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research