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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

2.3 Surgical procedures aim to help patients lose weight by restricting the size of the stomach (for example, gastric banding or sleeve gastrectomy), or by decreasing the patient's capacity to absorb ...