One-stitch laparoscopic gastric bypass technique for adolescents.
Morbid obesity is increasingly recognized in children and adolescents. The National Institute of Health Consensus Conference has concluded that bariatric surgery is the only consistent effective method for achieving long-term weight loss. Advantages of the laparoscopic approach, which include decreased hospital stay and morbidity, have been demonstrated in randomized controlled studies. Herein, we describe our technique of laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
Madan
Atul K
AK
Minimally Invasive Surgery Section, Department of Surgery, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, Tennessee 38163, USA. amadan@utmem.edu
Menachery
Suraj
S
Ternovits
Craig A
CA
Lobe
Thom E
TE
D000293:Adolescent; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D017792:Surgical Stapling / Q000379:methods*