Mini-gastric bypass to control morbid obesity and diabetes mellitus: what radiologists need to know.
Laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass surgery is a safe and simple surgical intervention for treating morbid obesity and diabetes mellitus and is now being performed more frequently. Radiologists must be critical in their postoperative evaluation of these patients. In this pictorial review, we explain and illustrate the surgical technique, normal postoperative anatomy, and associated complications as seen on imaging examinations, including fluoroscopy and computed tomography.
Department of Radiology, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Seoul 156-755, Korea.
Hyun Jeong
HJ
Park
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 140-743, Korea.
Seong Sook
SS
Hong
Department of Radiology, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 140-743, Korea.
Jiyoung
J
Hwang
Department of Surgery, Soonchunhyang University Seoul Hospital, Seoul 140-743, Korea.
Kyung Yul
KY
Hur
D000328:Adult; D057868:Anastomotic Leak / Q000453:epidemiology; D002769:Cholelithiasis / Q000453:epidemiology; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000453:epidemiology; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D015390:Gastric Bypass / Q000379:methods*; D006470:Hemorrhage / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000601:surgery*; D013270:Stomach / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Bariatric surgery; Diabetes surgery; Mini-gastric bypass; Type 2 diabetes mellitus