title: Why the Operation We Prefer is the Roux-Y Gastric Bypass.
abstract: Roux-Y gastric bypass with transection in an anterio-posterior oblique fashion and an 11-12 mm internal diameter gastrojejunostomy supported by an external strip of linea alba fascia is safe and effective as a primary or revision procedure, with a very low failure and revision rate.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55402 USA.
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Linner
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Drew