title: Gastric emptying and acid-output patterns following a suprapapillary duodenojejunostomy reconstruction with differing lengths of the afferent limb in the baboon.
abstract: The importance of afferent limb draining biliopancreatic secretions in Roux-en-Y type reconstructions has never been evaluated experimentally. The effects of the suprapapillary Roux-en-Y duodenojejunostomy operation using a constant duodenal and afferent limb length but a varying afferent limb length was assessed in three groups of five baboons. Gastric emptying, which was assessed preoperatively and postoperatively, was not changed in the baboons with a 12.5-cm-long afferent limb, was significantly delayed in the baboons with a 25-cm-long limb, and was significantly increased in the baboons with a 37.5-cm-long limb. Gastric acid control remained unchanged postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of the Witwatersrand Medical School, Parktown, South Africa.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mason
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Bremner
mesh_terms: D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods; D000818:Animals; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D005744:Gastric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D005746:Gastric Emptying; D007583:Jejunum / Q000601:surgery*; D010215:Papio; D011897:Random Allocation