discusses the origin of Roux-en-Y anastomosis. According to Mergener, this end-to-side surgical technique between the distal jejunum and stomach, was first performed by César Roux. Roux was born ...

Pancreatic and biliary secretions come into contact with food below this anastomosis, in the “common channel” of the small intestine. Although the initial theory was that Roux-en-Y gastric ...

Purpose Pharmacokinetic considerations in patients who have undergone Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) are explored. Summary The prevalence of obesity, especially morbid obesity, has dramatically ...

Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a weight loss surgery that makes your stomach smaller and reroutes your intestines. You feel full faster, so you eat less. It can also affect how you absorb calories and ...

Biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) has 2 components: a limited gastrectomy and the creation of a long-limb Roux-en-Y anastomosis with a short, 50-cm alimentary channel. The latter is accomplished by ...

Both Billroth-II with Braun (B-IIB) reconstruction and Roux-en-Y (R-Y) reconstruction are commonly performed ... for the B-IIB group (141.9 ±16.7 min). The average anastomosis time for the R-Y group ...

In the RYGB procedure, the stomach volume is reduced with a stapling device then a distant portion of the small intestine is connected to the stomach via a Roux-en-Y anastomosis. Food passes ...

Intracorporeal pouch jejunojejunostomy (JJ) is a technically challenging procedure during totally laparoscopic gastrectomy (TLG). This study introduced a new method involving the construction of an ...

Using linear staplers cannot effectively block recanalization of the afferent limb. Uncut Roux-en-Y reconstruction is not recommended until a means to reduce the recanalization rate is identified.

Over seven years, more than 1 in 5 who had Roux-en-Y gastric bypass weight-loss surgery developed a problem such as alcohol abuse or alcoholism, compared with around 11 percent of those who ...