title: Ante-hepatic gastrojejunostomy.
abstract: Surgical treatment of morbid obesity continues to increase in popularity. The evolution of laparoscopic techniques has in part fueled that popularity. A common obstacle in achieving exposure of the angle of His during a laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is a massively enlarged liver. Exposure of the angle of His is key to successfully creating the gastric pouch and completing the gastrojejunostomy. Several well-described techniques exist to achieve this exposure but suffer from potential draw backs such as bleeding and the need to insert additional trocars. We describe a technique that allows safe, excellent exposure of the gastroesophageal junction during laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Lutheran Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA. gferzli@aol.com
authors.forename: George S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Ferzli
authors.forename: Eric D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Edwards
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004210:Dissection / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery; D013536:Suture Techniques