Conversion of intestinal bypass to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a case report and brief review.
Intestinal bypass procedures for the treatment of morbid obesity have been largely replaced by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass procedures. The main reason for this change over the past 40 years stems from the myriad of negative nutritional and physiologic repercussions of intestinal bypass procedures. We present a case of a patient with severely atrophied small bowel and the novel method used for the conversion of the intestinal bypass procedure to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Additionally, we present a brief review of jejunoileal bypass.
Amin
Parth B
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Wayne State University/Detroit Medical Center, 6C-University Health Center, 4201 St Antoine, Detroit, MI 48201, USA. pamin@dmc.org
Weiner
Matthew
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D001284:Atrophy; D005260:Female; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007579:Jejunal Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D007581:Jejunoileal Bypass / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000379:methods; D007582:Jejunostomy / Q000379:methods*; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome