Laparoscopic biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch: technique and initial experience.
BACKGROUND
The duodenal Switch (DS) is a variant of the biliopancreatic diversion (BPD) for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity.


METHODS
The laparoscopic DS (LapDS) operation is described, and the early surgical outcomes of 16 patients are reported.


RESULTS
Postoperative stay was 5 to 8 days. Local wound infection at a trocar site was the most common local complication.


CONCLUSIONS
LapDS is an advanced, complex and feasible technique in bariatric surgery.
Baltasar
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Virgen de los Lirios Hospital, Alcoy, Alicante, Spain. abaltasar@seco.org
Bou
R
R
Miró
J
J
Bengochea
M
M
Serra
Carlos
C
Pérez
Nieves
N
D000328:Adult; D015904:Biliopancreatic Diversion; D004386:Duodenum / Q000601:surgery*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome