Surgical experience with jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity.
Jejunoileal bypass for morbid obesity with our current bowel length dimensional considerations has achieved good results in 74 per cent of patients. Morbidity and mortality are significant and must limit wide application of the procedure.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001835:Body Weight; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007082:Ileum / Q000601:surgery*; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000628:therapy*; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000097:blood
D014280:Triglycerides; D002784:Cholesterol