[Gastric bypass Roux-en-Y gastrojejunostomy--conversion to distal gastrojejunoileostomy for weight loss failure--experience in 41 patients].
BACKGROUND
Surgery is the only effective treatment for morbid obesity. Gastric bypass could fail in up to 10% of the patients (excess weight loss under 50%).


OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the weight loss determined by reoperation performing disabsortive variation of gastric bypass.


METHODS
The records of 41 patients, in whom 32 were submitted to reoperation by one of three surgical techniques (Fobi, Brolin, distal gastrojejunoileal bypass) which consisted in increasing the disabsortive length of intestinal limb.


RESULTS
The patients submitted to distal gastrojejunoileal bypass showed the best results (69.7%).


CONCLUSIONS
The distal gastric bypass as a revisional procedure could be done in selected cases with the aim to improve the weight loss. It is advisable to refer these patients to selected centers (known as center of excellence) with experience in this area of bariatric surgery, in order to perform a very close follow-up.
Pareja
José Carlos
JC
Grupo de Cirurgia de Obesidade, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, SP. jcpareja@obesidadesevera.com.br
Pilla
Victor Fernando
VF
Callejas-Neto
Francisco
F
Coelho-Neto
João de Souza
Jde S
Chaim
Elinton Adami
EA
Magro
Daniéla Oliveira
DO
D000328:Adult; D000713:Anastomosis, Roux-en-Y / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017211:Treatment Failure